"…All of my poems, to me, have always had an intonation to them, and I think that’s really part and parcel to the nature of writing poetry anyway. My poetry is different from the typical iambic pentameter. It’s not linear because it cascades and goes down the page like an escalator."
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On his poetry style (as quoted in the book Hey Yo ! Yo Soy! 40 Years Of Nuyorican Street Poetry, A Bilingual Edition)
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