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'''Nancy Mercado''' (born December 1959) is a writer, editor, educator and activist whose work focuses on issues of injustice, the environment, and the ] and ] experience in the ].<ref>PEN American Center Member Profile. ''PEN.org'', retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref><ref>Malave, George. ''GeorgeMalave.com'', retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref> She forms part of the ], a literary genre that branched out from the ]. '''Nancy Mercado''' (December, 1959) is a writer, editor, educator and activist whose work focuses on issues of injustice, the environment, and the ] and ] experience in the ].<ref>PEN American Center Member Profile. ''PEN.org'', retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref><ref>Malave, George. ''GeorgeMalave.com'', retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref> She forms part of the ], a literary genre that branched out from the ].


Nancy Mercado was born and raised in ], ]. She received a B.A. from ] (1982), with a double major in art/art history and Puerto Rican Studies, and her M.A. from ] in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Script Writing and Cinema Studies (1989). Her doctoral degree was awarded in 2004 in English literature, with a concentration in creative writing, from ]- SUNY. Mercado's dissertation focused on New York City.<ref>Mercado, Nancy. "Rooms for the Living: New York Poems." PhD diss., State University of New York at Binghamton, 2004. Listed in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, retrieved May 19, 2012. ProQuest document ID 305071933.</ref>
== Life and education ==


Mercado is the author of ''It Concerns the Madness'' (Long Shot Productions) and editor of ''if the world were mine'', a children’s anthology published by the ] (NJPAC).<ref>Mercado, Nancy. ''It Concerns the Madness.'' Hoboken, NJ : Long Shot, 2000. ISBN 0965473856.</ref> She was an editor of ''Long Shot'' from 1993 until 2004 and the publication’s editor-in-chief for one of those years. She served on the editorial board for a special issue of ''Letras Femeninas'' in 2005.<ref>''Letras Femeninas (Encuentros Transatlánticos)'' 31.1 (Summer 2005); a publication of the ''Asociación Internacional De Literatura Femenina Hispánica,'' Department of Languages and Literature, Arizona State University.</ref> Mercado also served as guest editor for ''Phati'tude Literary Magazine'''s issue ''¿What's in a Nombre? Writing Latin@ Identity in America''.<ref>SBWIRE. ''SBWire.com'' Nov. 28, 2011, retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref>
Nancy Mercado was born and raised in ], ]. She received a B.A. from ] (1982), with a double major in art/art history and Puerto Rican Studies, and her M.A. from ] in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Script Writing and Cinema Studies (1989). Her doctoral degree was awarded in 2004 in English literature, with a concentration in creative writing, from ]- SUNY. Mercado's dissertation focused on New York City.<ref>Mercado, Nancy. "Rooms for the Living: New York Poems." PhD diss., State University of New York at Binghamton, 2004. Listed in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, retrieved May 19, 2012. ProQuest document ID 305071933.</ref> She has a long association with the ] and many of the other poets who emerged from it have been an essential part of her development as a writer.


Nancy Mercado began her literary career in 1979. As such, some consider her to be part of the second wave of writers that constitute the ] literary movement. Of her work (and about Mercado's grandparents, Don Portolo and Milla and her aunt, Juanita), Dr. Marilyn Kiss writes, "if the personal is political, then such verses as, "''He was forgotten/before he could be remembered/by the heads of state/he provided sugar for''," written about her grandfather, Don Portolo, "''Director of the Sugar Cane Field Workers''", and "''Milla can speak of/The turn of the century land reforms,/Of the blinded enthusiasm/For a man called ]...''" about her grandmother, Milla, and "''Juanita, Providing food from soil,/Creating homes from ashes,/Teaching tolerance by living...''" about her aunt in Puerto Rico, offer testimony to the power of this type of poetic vision."<ref>Kiss, Marilyn. "Nancy Mercado." In ''The Encyclopedia of Hispanic American Literature'', ed. Luz Elena Ramírez, 224-225. New York: Facts on File, 2009. ISBN 0-8160-6084-3.</ref>
== Career ==
Nancy Mercado began her literary career in 1979. As such, some consider her to be part of the second wave of writers that constitute the ] literary movement. Of her work, Dr. Marilyn Kiss writes, "if the personal is political, then such verses as, "''He was forgotten/before he could be remembered/by the heads of state/he provided sugar for''," written about her grandfather, Don Portolo, "''Director of the Sugar Cane Field Workers''", and "''Milla can speak of/The turn of the century land reforms,/Of the blinded enthusiasm/For a man called ]...''" about her grandmother, Milla, and "''Juanita, Providing food from soil,/Creating homes from ashes,/Teaching tolerance by living...''" about her aunt in Puerto Rico, offer testimony to the power of this type of poetic vision."<ref>Kiss, Marilyn. "Nancy Mercado." In ''The Encyclopedia of Hispanic American Literature'', ed. Luz Elena Ramírez, 224-225. New York: Facts on File, 2009. ISBN 0-8160-6084-3.</ref>


Mercado's work has been featured on the '']'' special, ''America Remembers ].''<ref>''PBS NewsHour''. ''PBS Video'', retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref> She was inducted into "The Museum of American Poetics"<ref> ''PoetsPath.com'', retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref> and profiled in ''Latino Leaders Magazine'' as "one of the most celebrated members of the Puerto Rican literary movement in the Big Apple."<ref>Pedrero. ''Latino Leaders Magazine.'' 7.6 (2007): 76.</ref>
From 1986 until 1996 Mercado was the Artistic Director of the Young Life Theatre Group; a young adult theatre group based in New Jersey and funded by the ]. During this time, she authored and directed 7 theatre plays, one of which titled: ''Alicia in Projectland,'' was coauthored with ]. All of Mercado's dramatic works were produced in such venues as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Her play ''AWAY'' was commissioned by the ] under the National Latina Health Network Organization, as part of an AIDS awareness and prevention campaign for young women of color. This made the script accessible to any theatre company or community group wanting to stage the play. It continues to be produced throughout the United States and Puerto Rico to this day. Around this same period; 1993 until 2004, she was an editor of ''Long Shot;'' the original independent literary and art publication. She also served as the publication's editor-in-chief for one of these years.

Mercado's book of poems; ''It Concerns the Madness'' (Long Shot Productions), was published in 2000.<ref>Mercado, Nancy. ''It Concerns the Madness.'' Hoboken, NJ : Long Shot, 2000. ISBN 0965473856.</ref> In 2005 she served on the editorial board for a special issue of ''Letras Femeninas;'' a publication of the ''Asociación Internacional De Literatura Femenina Hispánica,'' Department of Languages and Literature, Arizona State University.<ref>''Letras Femeninas (Encuentros Transatlánticos)'' 31.1 (Summer 2005)</ref> ''Latino Leaders Magazine's'' 2007 issue profiled her as "one of the most celebrated members of the Puerto Rican literary movement in the Big Apple."<ref>Pedrero. ''Latino Leaders Magazine.'' 7.6 (2007): 76.</ref>

In 2011 Mercado was guest editor of ''Phati'tude Literary Magazine'''s winter issue ''¿What's in a Nombre? Writing Latin@ Identity in America.''<ref>SBWIRE. ''SBWire.com'' Nov. 28, 2011, retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref>

Film, video and radio features include the 1990s ''Poetry Spots'' video series directed by ], the documentary film, ''Yari, Yari Pamberi Black Women Writers Dissenting Globalization''<ref>Third World Newsreel. ''TWN.org'' 2007, retrieved Jan. 2, 2013.</ref> directed by ], the 2011 '']'' documentary special; ''America Remembers ].''<ref>''PBS NewsHour''. ''PBS Video'', retrieved May 19, 2012.</ref> and, ]'s, The Talk of the Nation program; ''Subdued Reflection On Sept. 11 Anniversary'' in 2012.<ref>NPR Books, Special Series Poetry. ''NPR.org'' Sept. 11, 2012, retrieved January 2, 2013.</ref>

== Bibliography ==

=== Books ===

*''It Concerns the Madness.'' Hoboken: Long Shot Productions, 2000.
*''if the world were mine... the young writer's workshop anthology.'' Editor. Newark: New Jersey Performing Arts Center Publication and United Way of Essex and West Hudson, 2003.

=== Anthologized poetry ===

*"Going to Work." ''Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets.'' Tenth Anniversary Edition. Editors. Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians. New Jersey: Melville House Publishers, 2011.
*"The Dead," "El Coto Laurel," "In my Perfect Puerto Rico," "Litany for Change," "Milla," "No Nothin," "On My Return from Puerto Rico." ''Me No Habla with Acento: Contemporary Latino Poetry.'' Editor. ]. New York: Rebel Satori Press, 2011.
*"I Told You." ''Let Loose on the World: Celebrating Amiri Baraka at 75.'' Editors. Louis Reyes Rivera and Patricia Allen. Newark: The Amiri Baraka Commemoration Committee, 2009.
*"For Jimi Hendrix." ''Kiss the Sky: Fiction & Poetry Starring Jimi Hendrix.'' Editor. Richard Peabody. New York: Paycock Press, 2007.
*"Milla." '''' Editors. Bob Holman and Marjorie Tesser. New York: YBK Publishers, Inc., 2006.
*"Salomon Mercado." ''In the Arms of Words: Poems for Tsunami Relief.'' Editor. Amy Ouzoonian. New York: Foothills Publishing and Sherman Asher Press, 2005.
*"Jetties were the Bridges I Crossed." ''Latino Literature Today.'' New York: Longman, 2004.
*"Milla." ''From Totems To Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas, 1900-2002.'' Editor. Ishmael Reed. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003.
*"Going To Work." ''Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets.'' Editors. Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians. New Jersey: Melville House Publishers, 2002.
*"Justice In The Techno Age" and "Lyric For A New Life." ''Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art.'' Illinois: Third World Press, 2001.
*"Somalia." ''Bum Rush The Page: A Def Jam.'' New York: Crown Publishing, 2001.
*"Jetties Were The Bridges I Crossed." ''Identity Lessons: Contemporary Writing About Learning to be American.'' Editor. Maria M. Gillan. New York: Viking Penguin, 1999.
*"Don Portolo." ''Changer L’Amérique: Anthologie De La Poésie Protestataire Des USA.'' Editors. Eliot Katz and Christian Haye. France: Maison De La Poésie, 1998.
*"On My Return from Puerto Rico to the US." ''In Defense of ].'' New York: Writers and Readers Press, 1996.
*"Milla" and "Juanita." ''ALOUD: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café.'' Editors. ] and Bob Holman. New York: Henry Holt, 1994.

=== Anthologized fiction ===

*"The Day They Went Shopping." ''Powwow, American Short Fiction from Then to Now.'' Editor. ]. Philadelphia: Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books Group, Inc., 2009.

=== One-act plays ===

*''Palm Trees in the Snow'' (1989)
*''Chillin'' (1990)
*''Forever Earth'' (1991)
*''It is I; Stay Alive!'' (1992)
*''Planet Earth'' (1993)
*''Alicia in Projectland'', coauthored with Pedro Pietri (1994)
*''AWAY'' (1996)

=== Essays ===

*"Miguel Piñero." (Biographical entry.) ''The Encyclopedia of Hispanic-American Literature.'' Editor. Luz Elena Ramírez. New York: Facts on File, 2009.
*"AIDS in My World." ''Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community.'' Editor. Gil L. Robertson IV. Los Angeles, California: Agate Publishers, 2006.
*"About Face: My Brief Journey as a Female Puerto Rican Poet." ''Gare Maritime.'' Nantes, France: Maison de la Poesie, 2000.
*"Youth Performance Workshops Reach Students in Elizabeth." ''Resource.'' Newark, NJ: New Jersey Performing Arts Center Publication, 1996.

=== Other writings ===
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Nancy Mercado (December, 1959) is a writer, editor, educator and activist whose work focuses on issues of injustice, the environment, and the Puerto Rican and Latino experience in the United States. She forms part of the Nuyorican Movement, a literary genre that branched out from the Beat Movement.

Nancy Mercado was born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She received a B.A. from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (1982), with a double major in art/art history and Puerto Rican Studies, and her M.A. from New York University in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Script Writing and Cinema Studies (1989). Her doctoral degree was awarded in 2004 in English literature, with a concentration in creative writing, from Binghamton University- SUNY. Mercado's dissertation focused on New York City.

Mercado is the author of It Concerns the Madness (Long Shot Productions) and editor of if the world were mine, a children’s anthology published by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). She was an editor of Long Shot from 1993 until 2004 and the publication’s editor-in-chief for one of those years. She served on the editorial board for a special issue of Letras Femeninas in 2005. Mercado also served as guest editor for Phati'tude Literary Magazine's issue ¿What's in a Nombre? Writing Latin@ Identity in America.

Nancy Mercado began her literary career in 1979. As such, some consider her to be part of the second wave of writers that constitute the Nuyorican literary movement. Of her work (and about Mercado's grandparents, Don Portolo and Milla and her aunt, Juanita), Dr. Marilyn Kiss writes, "if the personal is political, then such verses as, "He was forgotten/before he could be remembered/by the heads of state/he provided sugar for," written about her grandfather, Don Portolo, "Director of the Sugar Cane Field Workers", and "Milla can speak of/The turn of the century land reforms,/Of the blinded enthusiasm/For a man called Marín..." about her grandmother, Milla, and "Juanita, Providing food from soil,/Creating homes from ashes,/Teaching tolerance by living..." about her aunt in Puerto Rico, offer testimony to the power of this type of poetic vision."

Mercado's work has been featured on the PBS NewsHour special, America Remembers 9/11. She was inducted into "The Museum of American Poetics" and profiled in Latino Leaders Magazine as "one of the most celebrated members of the Puerto Rican literary movement in the Big Apple."

References

  1. PEN American Center Member Profile. "Nancy Mercado." PEN.org, retrieved May 19, 2012.
  2. Malave, George. "Nancy Mercado." GeorgeMalave.com, retrieved May 19, 2012.
  3. Mercado, Nancy. "Rooms for the Living: New York Poems." PhD diss., State University of New York at Binghamton, 2004. Listed in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, retrieved May 19, 2012. ProQuest document ID 305071933.
  4. Mercado, Nancy. It Concerns the Madness. Hoboken, NJ : Long Shot, 2000. ISBN 0965473856.
  5. Letras Femeninas (Encuentros Transatlánticos) 31.1 (Summer 2005); a publication of the Asociación Internacional De Literatura Femenina Hispánica, Department of Languages and Literature, Arizona State University.
  6. SBWIRE. "Nancy Mercado Set to Guest Edit phati’tude’s Groundbreaking Latin@ Issue for Winter 2012." SBWire.com Nov. 28, 2011, retrieved May 19, 2012.
  7. Kiss, Marilyn. "Nancy Mercado." In The Encyclopedia of Hispanic American Literature, ed. Luz Elena Ramírez, 224-225. New York: Facts on File, 2009. ISBN 0-8160-6084-3.
  8. PBS NewsHour. "Special Report: America Remembers 9/11." PBS Video, retrieved May 19, 2012.
  9. "The Museum of American Poetics: Postbeat Era Poets." PoetsPath.com, retrieved May 19, 2012.
  10. Pedrero. Latino Leaders Magazine. 7.6 (2007): 76.

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