Nancy Mercado is the author of It
Concerns The Madness published by Long Shot Productions.
Also an Editor for Long Shot, a literary and arts publication,
her work has been anthologized in: ALOUD, Voices From The Nuyorican
Poets Café (Henry Holt); In Defense Of Mumia
(Writers and Readers); Changer L’Amérique Anthologie
De La Poésie Protestataire Des USA (Maison De La Poésie,
France) and Identity Lessons: Contemporary Writing
About Learning to be American (Penguin).
Publications in literary periodicals
include: Maison de la Poésie, French publication;
GARE
MARITIME, A Gathering Of The Tribes, The Paterson Literary
Review, Hunter College publication; Centro Journal,
NYU publications; Brownstone Magazine and
The Gallatin
Review, St. Mark’s Poetry Project publication;
Artists
Call - The New World 40 Magazine and, Columbia University publication
City
Magazine among others.
Recitals (selected list):
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California; La Raza Graphics Center
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Canada; Toronto, the 321 Club with poet
Pedro Pietri (October 2000)
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France; the University of Nantes, Espace
Simone De Beauvoir, the Pannonica Jazz Club
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Germany with jazz artist Billy Bang &
his Quintet
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Illinois; the State University of Illinois
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New Jersey; GERALDINE R. DODGE POETRY
FESTIVAL in Waterloo (September 2000), The Newark Public Library,
The Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center, The Paterson Museum,
Rutgers- The State University, Barnes & Noble Book Store
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New York City; The Shakespeare Public
Theater, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Border Books, Tower Book Store,
St. Mark’s Poetry Project, New York University, Sarah Lawrence College,
The Limelight, The Village Gate Night Club, CBGB’S Night Club, Aaron Davis
Hall of City College Pennsylvania; Borders Books, Kutztown State University
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Her work was also presented in Peru,
S.A. by artist Delfin
Nancy served as Curator for the Latina
Writers Coffeehouse Series held at the Brooklyn Public Library in
March 2000. She also served as the Curator for the Word Power Literary
Series held at the New Jersey Performance Arts Center (NJPAC) in April
and May 1999. These series included such writers and artists as Gerald
Stern, Piri Thomas, Quincy Troupe, Maria M. Gillan, Amiri Baraka, Nicholasa
Mohr, Pedro Pietri and Musician Patato Valdez among others.
In 1997, Nancy served as a panelist
on the New York Foundation for the Arts Poetry Panel. She holds
a Masters Degree from New York University and is the Founding Director
of the Lola Rodriguez de Tió Cultural Institute located in New Jersey.
Conferences:
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Latino Writers Round Table, New York
State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), served as Moderator, NYC May 2000
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Writers’ Conference, Harrisburg Community
College, PA April 1996
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Emerging Poetic Voices, Notable Books
and Outstanding Literary Publications, Schomburg Center for Research
in Black Culture, NYC May 1995
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Working with Inner City Youth in Theatrical
Productions, The New Jersey Conference of Independent Schools, NJ
1994
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Master’s Thesis Presentation, The National
Teachers’ Conference, NYC
Work as a Playwright includes being selected
by the Centers for Disease Control, from a national search for a playwright,
to complete a script with the theme of AIDS and HIV prevention and awareness
among young Latinas. This work entitled; AWAY, was
produced in November, 1997 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
(NJPAC) and in four other states; Florida, Illinois, Texas, California
and in Puerto Rico. During ten years, she developed and was the Artistic
Director of The Young Life Theatre Group for which he completed six plays
produced with grants provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts,
Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs of Union County.
Nancy received an honorable mention
from the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards of the Passaic Community College
Poetry Center. She has appeared on WBAI FM Radio; Latino Perspectives
and Tres Palabras programs, WKDM AM Radio; Expresiones program and has
completed two Poetry Videos for the WNYC TV Poetry Spots Series.
She has taught courses and conducted
workshops in playwriting and poetry for BORICUA College and, Rise &
Shine Productions- The Poetry Video Learning Project both located in New
York City. Also, Stevens Institute of Technology, the Hoboken Board of
Education and, Saint Bernard’s Gill School all located in New Jersey.
Currently Nancy is a Professor at Boricua College in New York City.
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