{"product_id":"notes-on-the-return-to-the-island-paperback","title":"Notes on the Return to the Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonafide Rojas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new collection \u003cb\u003eNotes On The Return To The Island\u003c\/b\u003e, Bonafide Rojas pays tribute, honors family \u0026amp; puts the lens on the current state of Puerto Rico. From United States colonialism to the creation of a fiscal control board due to the 70 billion dollar debt to his parents relationship with Puerto Rico. Rojas has presented a rare perspective of both \"Aqu \/All  (here\/there) of The Nuyorican experience in The Puerto Rican Diaspora. \u003cb\u003eNotes On The Return To The Island\u003c\/b\u003e will show you what's happening inside Puerto Rico \u0026amp; allow you how they see the world staring at them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonafide Rojas\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003cb\u003eWhen The City Sleeps, Renovatio \u0026amp; Pelo Bueno\u003c\/b\u003e. He's the bandleader for \u003cb\u003eThe Mona Passage\u003c\/b\u003e \u0026amp; has been published in: Manteca!, Chorus: The Literary Mixtape, Bum Rush The Page, Role Call, Lost Orphan Project, Learn Then Burn (Pt. 1\u0026amp; 2), TheThePoetry Series, Me No Habla Con Acento, The Centro Journal, The Hostos Review, The Acentos Review, Palabras \u0026amp; appeared on Def Poetry Jam \u0026amp; Spitting Ink. He has been written up in The NY Times, NY Daily News, Culture Trip's 10 NYC based Latino Artists to know, The Centro \u0026amp; La Respuesta Media. He has performed at Lincoln Center, The Brooklyn Museum, El Museo Del Barrio, Bowery Ballroom, The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, Rotterdam Arts Center, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Busboys \u0026amp; Poets \u0026amp; Festival De La Palabra. \u003cb\u003eThe Mona Passage\u003c\/b\u003e second EP is due out in 2017. He currently lives in the Bronx.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452140044466,"sku":"9780692860533","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/fa78fc3c226bbed5d5438908f25001a6.webp?v=1778808970","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/notes-on-the-return-to-the-island-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}