Miguel Algarín

Miguel Algarín Jr. (11 September 1941 – 1 December 2020) was a Puerto Rican poet, historian and writer. He was known as the co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a Rutgers University professor of English. Algarín was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He lived most of his life in New York City. He was a Nuyorican poet.
Algarín's books include "Mongo Affair", "On Call" (1980), "Body Bee Calling from the 21st Century" (1982), "Time's Now/Ya es tiempo" (1985), "Love Is Hard Work: Memorias de Loisaida/Poems" (1997, Lower East Side Memories/Poems).
Algarín died on 1 December 2020 in New York City of sepsis, aged 79.