Kick off National Poetry Month at Latino Pride Center
for an intimate performance of poetry with “Simply Rob.” We will begin with a screening of the short film based on his work and follow the performance with a Q&A discussion.
This event is FREE and NOT TO BE MISSED!
About the artist:
Activist, Youth Mentor, Role Model, Story Teller, Actor, Poem Scriber and Weaver of Dreams. Roberto "Simply Rob" Vassilarakis is a born and raised NY'er of Greek and El Salvadoran descent. Disowned at th...
Kick off National Poetry Month at Latino Pride Center
for an intimate performance of poetry with “Simply Rob.” We will begin with a screening of the short film based on his work and follow the performance with a Q&A discussion.
This event is FREE and NOT TO BE MISSED!
About the artist:
Activist, Youth Mentor, Role Model, Story Teller, Actor, Poem Scriber and Weaver of Dreams. Roberto "Simply Rob" Vassilarakis is a born and raised NY'er of Greek and El Salvadoran descent. Disowned at the age of 17 for being gay, he was forced to leave his mama's boy life behind. Taking to the streets and learning how to fend for himself paved the road for his spoken word journey with concrete inspiration. His life experience has led him to dedicate himself to working with the "at risk" inner city youth of NYC focusing on issues of sex/sexual identity and HIV/AIDS prevention and education. He has been blessed to work with many LGBT adolescents, their straight counterparts and those who are questioning.
A Founding member of El Grito De Poetas all Latino poetry collective, Simply Rob is also the subject of an award winning self-titled documentary short which has toured the film festival circuit around the globe. The film uses his poetry as a narrative to raise awareness of HIV and open a dialogue about the social issues which affect the community. He has also appeared in several plays including lead roles in Charles Rice Gonzalez's "Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo" at the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD).
*There will be refreshments served and a cash wine and beer bar accepting donations to the center.