john murillo
john murillo
john murillo "...a smooth operator, operating correctly..." rakim allah

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38 years old
BRONX, New York
United States



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    john murillo's Interests
General .. .. .. .. .. .. ..weight liftin' and book learnin'; salsa; classic hip hop, theatre, travel, latin jazz and jazz history; and thelma from good times.
Music my new favorite young emcee: JOELL ORTIZ, hands down! and of course, my usual suspects: marvin gaye! curtis mayfield, donny hathaway, prince, michael jackson (ibaye), rick james, melle mel, the isley brothers, fela kuti, mongo santamaria, big daddy kane, rakim, krs-one, susana baca, miles davis, trane, common, mos def, talib kweli (sometimes), lakeside, cameo, the gap band, santana, quasimoto, michael frante, welfare poets, la bruja, immortal technique, rage against the machine (with zack), mf doom, oscar brown jr., pharoahe monch, planet asia, nas, big pun, eminem, BIG L!!!
Moviesthe mack! il postino, the matrix, motorcycle diaries, house of flying daggers, training day, wildstyle, sankofa, shaft (gordon parks NOT john singleton), the great debaters, dead presidents, american me, black orpheus, quilombo, menace II society, boys n' the hood, malcolm x, the battle of algiers, napoleon dynamite, tsotsi, beat street, breakin', short eyes, pinero
Televisionwhat's happening, good times, sanford and son, the best of soul train, yo! mtv raps (with fab 5 freddy, not ed lover and dr. dre), the bridge, old school bugs bunny cartoons, IFL Fight League, king of queens (shit is hilarious to me.)
Books soul on ice, by eldridge cleaver; the autobiography of malcolm x; 100 years of solitude, by gabriel garcia marquez; breaking the alabaster jar, by li-young lee; rose, by li-young lee; of water and spirit, by patrice malidoma some; leaves of grass, by walt whitman; howl, by allen ginsberg; the book of embraces, by eduardo galeano; the essential etheridge knight; dancing in odessa, by ilya kaminsky; leadbelly, by tyehimba jess; alabanza, by martin espada; against which, by ross gay; my american kundiman, by patrick rosal; love's skin, by brandon d. johnson; the wretched of the earth, by frantz fanon; the brief wondrous life of oscar wao, and drown, both by junot diaz; the ecstatic, by victor lavalle; the west and the rest of us, by chinweizu; the spook who sat by the door, by sam greenlee; selected odes, by pablo neruda; the gathering of my name, by cornelius eady; conversations with god, by donald walsch, siddartha, by herman hesse; farenheit 451, by ray bradbury; necessary illusions, by noam chomsky; a poet in new york, by federico garcia lorca; the destruction of black civilization, by chancellor williams; everything by john henrik clarke, dr. yosef a.a. ben-yochannen, cheik anta diop, and john g. jackson; solitudes crowded with loneliness, by bob kaufman...hell, i could be here all night
Heroeswith whatever shortcomings, idiosyncracies, and contradictions intact: malcolm x, sonia sanchez, audre lorde, pablo neruda, etheridge knight, eldridge cleaver, kwame ture, martin espada, august wilson, harold pinter, walt whitman, gordon parks, paul robeson, che guevarra, fidel castro, marvin gaye, james baldwin, jose marti, subcomandante marcos, big daddy kane, afrika bambataa, gwendolyn brooks, frantz fanon, haile gerima, james brown, kwame ture, brother tehuti, dr. ben, john henrik clarke, imhotep, and iceberg slim

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Status:In a Relationship
Here for:Networking, Friends
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:LA by way of DC (or is it DC by way of LA?)
Zodiac Sign:Virgo
Children:Someday
Education:Grad / professional school
Occupation:poet/playwright



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About me:
John Murillo is an Afro-Chicano poet and playwright. A graduate of New York University's MFA program in creative writing and recent fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, his poetry has appeared, or is forthcoming, in such publications as Callaloo, Court Green, Ploughshares, and Ninth Letter. A featured reader at such venues as the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and LouderArts @13, he is a two time Larry Neal Writers' Award winner, a former New York Times Poetry Fellow, Cave Canem alum, and a 2008 Pushcart Prize nominee. this layout is from whateverlife.com!
Who I'd like to meet:
august wilson. pablo neruda. federico garcia lorca.

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i hate myspace



Sep 5 2009 3:47 PM

HEY! (i know it's been way too long) just wanted to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY... i hope it's great !   
Natasha is an FU girl ;]

Natasha is an FU girl ;]



Sep 5 2009 3:47 PM

Happy birthday John! -- Feliz Cumpleanos! -- Joyeux Anniversaire!
Tara

Tara



Aug 14 2009 5:51 AM

Get your copy of ARC AND HUE at Willow Books Poetry and Aquarius Press online at 20% off before 9/1/09.  Available on Amazon soon.



ARC AND HUE will be available at the NYC book party on Sunday, Sept. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012.  Between Houston & Bleecker, near the F & 6 trains.

ARC AND HUE will also be available at the Chicago book parties:
10/1, 8:30 p.m. Katerina’s, 1920 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60613
10/2, 8 p.m. The Silver Room, 1442 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642

ARC AND HUE will be available at the Aquarius Press 10th anniversary celebration on 10/3/09, 6-9 p.m. at Fellowship Chapel, 7707 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI.
Tara

Tara



Jul 29 2009 11:59 PM

ARC AND HUE will be in stores soon!  Pre-order your copy for 20% off before 9/1/09.  Look out for the book of lesson plans and the NYC & Chicago release parties too.  http://stores.aquariuspressbookseller.net/Categories.bok?category=Poetry
J9

J9



Feb 16 2009 4:02 PM

I can't believe I only saw you for, like, half a second in Chicago.
yana

yana



Jan 22 2009 5:22 AM

amorcito...y que de tu vida?
miss u...holla...
Ari Ankh Neferet

Ari Ankh Neferet



Feb 10 2009 3:11 PM

loveeeeeeeeee youuuuuuuuuu!
Regina

Regina



Jan 20 2009 9:00 PM

yes, amazing, right ?!? she will likely be in NY for her fourteenth bday week/end, visiting with her god father. shopping, exploring, the like. 2/28-3/3 is the plan. i'll get up there again likely in April.
DugLast

DugLast



Jan 14 2009 3:58 PM

Brother J (Funkin' Lesson)! All good things to you.
Regina

Regina



Jan 10 2009 4:01 PM

Hey there... Regina Dyson here (Michal's Mom from Children Studio School dayz). Would luv to see you when we are next in NY! Michal says "Hi, Baba John"... she'll be fourteen in March - can U BeLieve it?!?
Toe!

Toe!



Dec 15 2008 5:08 AM

Hey Homes!!! Saw your new profile pic and had to drop a line. Hope all is well, missed you at the family reunion...oh by the way...I got's me a Black President...in case you haven't heard. Perhaps I'll see in WDC sometime soon (hint,hint).
J9

J9



Dec 10 2008 2:50 PM

I missss you!
Jenetter (Jay/Serwa)

Jenetter (Jay/Serwa)



Dec 10 2008 1:23 AM

Que paso Carnal??? Just stopping by.
How are you?
Ari Ankh Neferet

Ari Ankh Neferet



Sep 29 2008 2:50 AM

loveu:)
yana

yana



Sep 7 2008 5:37 AM

how's chi-town treatin my favorite poet?
Nonijuice

Anoa Hunter



Sep 15 2008 1:58 PM

John! i miss u. i hope everything's going good with u.
holla atcha girl! (btw cool mo dee!! i was dancin to ur page)
jenny

Jennifer Cordova



Sep 5 2008 10:37 PM

HAPPY BE-LATED BIRTHDAY JOHN!
LOVE, JENNIFER
Jenetter (Jay/Serwa)

Jenetter (Jay/Serwa)



Sep 3 2008 4:14 AM

Peace bro...Cumpleanos Feliz...Faraha Kuziliwa...Love ya!!
Foxxy Loxxy

Foxxy Loxxy



Sep 3 2008 4:18 AM

happy solar return of your birth year!!
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~j

~j



Sep 3 2008 7:06 AM

felicidades!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 37 years young... i hope you have a good day, better than great.
I LOVE YOU!!
Love heals all...

Love heals all...



Sep 3 2008 2:23 PM

Hi John - Peace and blessings on your special day. Muchas bendiciones hoy y siempre y que cumplas muchos mas. Un abrazo bien fuerte - donna

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Talya

Talya



Sep 3 2008 4:11 PM

Happy Birthday!
Ari Ankh Neferet

Ari Ankh Neferet



Sep 3 2008 4:56 PM

Happy Born Day Beloved:)
Love your guts:)
Krista Franklin

Krista Franklin



Sep 3 2008 6:07 PM

Happy Birthday!!!!!
Ben

Ben Stock



Sep 4 2008 12:02 AM

John ! happy birthday. Keep making it beautiful in that corner of the universe where you are assigned to be.
Photobucketpeace, Ben Stock of Brainpower xoxoxox
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