Emanuel Xavier

Biography

Emanuel Xavier took the New York City spoken word scene by storm in 1996, quickly becoming one of the most significant voices to emerge from the neo-Nuyorican poetry movement. Following in the tradition of writers/performers like Miguel Piñero, Xavier captivated audiences with a fresh and poignant brand of art that celebrated sexuality, Latino heritage, and the often brutal streets of New York. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Pier Queen and Americano, and a novel Christ-Like.

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Books

Poemas seleccionados de Emanuel Xavier
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 12,440. Language: Spanish. Published: September 14, 2021 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Poetry » American poetry » Hispanic American, Poetry » LGBTQ+
Por primera vez, una colección de poesía seleccionada de Emanuel Xavier, reconocido poeta LGBTQ y uno de los tesoros de la comunidad latina.
Selected Poems of Emanuel Xavier
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 12,860. Language: English. Published: June 22, 2021 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Poetry » Latin American Poetry, Poetry » LGBTQ+
For the first time ever, a selected poetry collection from Emanuel Xavier, renowned LGBTQ poet and one of the Latinx community's treasures.
If Jesus Were Gay
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 14,320. Language: English. Published: January 23, 2021 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Poetry » LGBTQ+, Poetry » American poetry » Hispanic American
An American Library Association Over the Rainbow Books selection, Emanuel Xavier's If Jesus Were Gay pulls no punches and is brutally frank about his views on sexuality, politics, and religion.
Christ Like
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 63,850. Language: English. Published: May 7, 2019 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Gay, Fiction » Urban
Mikey is a spirited but self-destructive survivor of sexual abuse, a gay Latino native New Yorker caught somewhere between Catholic guilt and club kid decadence looking to fit in as part of a family. Instead, Mikey delves into a demimonde of petty thieves, prostitutes, and pushers. Haunted by a father that Mikey has never met, a difficult childhood, recurring nightmares, the reality of death...
Radiance
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 8,590. Language: English. Published: May 17, 2016 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Poetry » LGBTQ+, Poetry » American poetry » Hispanic American
"In Radiance, Xavier scours the words of his poetry and the reader is given a keen clear look at reality. I love Emanuel!" --Miguel Algarin, founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Nefarious
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 14,660. Language: English. Published: October 15, 2013 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Poetry » LGBTQ+
his book captures insights into the poet's private world; relationships, heartbreaks, life as a spoken word artist, time spent with his cat, aging. With a dose of dark humor, Xavier’s pleasure in the written word and his passion makes this an engaging collection.
Americano: Growing Up Gay And Latino In The USA
Price: $5.95 USD. Words: 11,820. Language: English. Published: October 8, 2012 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Poetry » LGBTQ+, Poetry » Latin American Poetry
A groundbreaking collection from one of the most provocative voices in modern American poetry. The poems contained in these pages challenge mainstream sexual, political and religious beliefs reflecting unique experiences from the outskirts of the heartland.
Pier Queen
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 6,860. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2012 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Poetry » LGBTQ+
Self-published as a chapbook in 1997, Pier Queen launched the career of spoken word artist and poet Emanuel Xavier with classics such as "Tradiciones" and "Nueva York"- both featured on Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry- and other poems which captured the voice of a generation of queer people of color. For the first time ever, this collection becomes available featuring snapshots
Me No Habla With Acento: Contemporary Latino Poetry
Price: $6.95 USD. Words: 43,010. Language: English. Published: September 21, 2011 by Rebel Satori Press. Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry, Fiction » Anthologies » Poetry - multi-author
This anthology of contemporary Latino poetry celebrates the rich mosaic of a major arts movement within the United States featuring poets and spoken word artists from across the country. Published in association with El Museo del Barrio.