Some of the best known "Nuyoricans" who have written and performed their experiences of being a Puerto Rican in New York are: Miguel Piñero, Miguel Algarín, Piri Thomas, Sandra María Esteves, Willie Colón, Giannina Braschi and some of the "newer" poets: Willie Perdomo, Nancy Mercado, Edwin Torres and Caridad de la Luz aka La Bruja.
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Distinguished Puerto Rican and Nuyorican intellectuals and writers such as Pedro Pietri and Giannina Braschi have given readings of their seminal works to Boricua College students and faculty over the years.
Algarín, Miguel Piñero, and other poets rented a location on East 6th Street and named it the Nuyorican Poets Café.
He first gained attention as a poet and performer when he was featured in the documentary SlamNation, which followed him and the other poets of 1996 Nuyorican Poetry Slam Team (Saul Williams, Beau Sia and Jessica Care Moore) as they competed at the 1996 National Poetry Slam.
In June 2002, Nuevo Flamenco guitarists Val Ramos opened for three-time Puerto Rican Grammy nominee Danny Rivera at the Nuyorican Poets Café.
Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspora scholar
In the 1990s, his works became well known in the United States due to presentations at Ellen Stewart's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club which inspired Lower East Side cultural leaders such as the Nuyorican poet Giannina Braschi.