Are you interested in giving readings?: Yes
Are you willing to travel to give readings?: Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: Spanish
How do you want to identify yourself?: Hispanic Latino/Latina
Born in (City): Guayaquil, Ecuador
Raised in (City): The Bronx, NYC
Author Statement: Oscar Bermeo was born in Ecuador, raised in the Bronx, and now makes his home in Oakland, CA, where he is the poetry editor of Tea Party magazine and lives with his wife, poeta Barbara Jane Reyes. He was the founding curator/host of the Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase, and a founding curator/host of the synonymUS Collaborative Open Mic at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Oscar has been a featured writer at a variety of venues and institutions including the Bowery Poetry Club, Intersection for the Arts, Kearny Street Workshop, Bronx Academy of Letters, Rikers Island Penitentiary, San Quentin Prison, the Loft Literary Center, Sacramento Poetry Center, UC Berkeley, Columbia University, UNC Chapel Hill, NYU and many others.
Prizes Won: 2004 BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) winner for poetry; Honorable Mention, Kulupi Press’s 2007 “Sense of Place” chapbook contest
First Name: Oscar
Last Name: Bermeo
Web Site: www.oscarbermeo.com
E-mail: oscar@oscarbermeo.com
Oakland, CA