STOOP
NUYORICAN POET'S CAFE
CONFIRMATION
(n.) small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house or apartment building.
The Nuyorican Poet's Cafe is where Xiomara competes in the slam competition at the end of the novel. It is a real place in New York City, founded in 1973 by Puerto Rican poet Miguel Algarin. It has been a place for poets and artists of all races, cultures, and backgrounds to share their work ever since! Allen Ginsberg is quoted as saying the Cafe is the most integrated place on the planet.
(n.) Confirmation is a sacrament in which a person is admitted to full participation in the church, usually around the age of 12-14.
THE POET X
VOCABULARY and ALLUSIONS
“Of your own volition you will accept him into your lives. You will be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit. And this is a serious matter.”