The Puerto Rican Orbituary
Pedro Pietri’s “Puerto Rican Obituary” Pedro Pietri, was a poet and playwright who told of the experience and the struggles of Nuyoricans, urban Puerto Ricans who live in Manhattan. He died at the age 59 from Stomach cancer. Although he has a large collection of work, he is famously recognized for the “Puerto Rican Obituary.” …