43 Min.
Caridad De La Luz: The Path of a Bruja Marking The Path
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- Tagebücher
The past few months have been difficult. I recently was laid off from my job, I made a cross-country move to Atlanta, and I’ve been heavily feeling imposter syndrome and uncertainty. So it’s no coincidence that I have been interviewing spiritually grounded guests that own their connection to their higher power because I am on a journey back to mine. Today’s guest is Caridad De La Luz AKA La Bruja! In this episode, we talk about her first time performing at the esteemed Nuyorican Poets Cafe, her love for her hometown: the Bronx, and the inception of her fantastic piece, Poor to Rico. We even get a snippet! I share my gratitude with La Bruja because, without poets like her, there would be no poets like me. Seeing her and other Puerto Rican artists share themselves so freely gave me a path to follow. To learn more about La Bruja, check out her website https://caridaddelaluz.com/
Guest Bio:
Caridad De La Luz is a multifaceted performer known as LA BRUJA. She raps, acts, sings, hosts, recites, dances, does stand up comedy, writes plays/poems/songs/scripts and teaches others how to do the same. Winner of the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2020-2021 and The David Prize finalist 2021, she has been one of America's leading spoken word poets for over 15 years and has received the Puerto Rican Women Legacy Award, The Edgar Allan Poe Award from The Bronx Historical Society and was honored as A Bronx Living Legend by The Bronx Music Heritage Center. She was presented with a Citation of Merit from The Bronx Borough President and named “Top 20 Puerto Rican Women Everyone Should Know”.
The past few months have been difficult. I recently was laid off from my job, I made a cross-country move to Atlanta, and I’ve been heavily feeling imposter syndrome and uncertainty. So it’s no coincidence that I have been interviewing spiritually grounded guests that own their connection to their higher power because I am on a journey back to mine. Today’s guest is Caridad De La Luz AKA La Bruja! In this episode, we talk about her first time performing at the esteemed Nuyorican Poets Cafe, her love for her hometown: the Bronx, and the inception of her fantastic piece, Poor to Rico. We even get a snippet! I share my gratitude with La Bruja because, without poets like her, there would be no poets like me. Seeing her and other Puerto Rican artists share themselves so freely gave me a path to follow. To learn more about La Bruja, check out her website https://caridaddelaluz.com/
Guest Bio:
Caridad De La Luz is a multifaceted performer known as LA BRUJA. She raps, acts, sings, hosts, recites, dances, does stand up comedy, writes plays/poems/songs/scripts and teaches others how to do the same. Winner of the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2020-2021 and The David Prize finalist 2021, she has been one of America's leading spoken word poets for over 15 years and has received the Puerto Rican Women Legacy Award, The Edgar Allan Poe Award from The Bronx Historical Society and was honored as A Bronx Living Legend by The Bronx Music Heritage Center. She was presented with a Citation of Merit from The Bronx Borough President and named “Top 20 Puerto Rican Women Everyone Should Know”.
43 Min.