Miguel Algarín, a founder of beloved NYC poetry space, dies at 79
A poet and professor, Algarín lectured at Brooklyn College, Rutgers and NYU
Miguel Algarín, poet, professor and a founder of New York City’s beloved Nuyorican Poets Café performance space, has died. He was 79.
Algarín died Monday at a Manhattan hospital from sepsis, said Daniel Gallant, executive director of the Nuyorican Poets Café.
Born in Puerto Rico, Algarín and his family came to New York City when he was a child.