Ugly Beauty

TONY ALDARONDO IS A PUERTO RICAN AMERICAN WHO LOVES WRITING. HE IS A WRITER OF SHORT STORIES, ONE ACT PLAYS, COMEDY AND SONGS. HE GREW UP ON DR. SEUSS AND HIP HOP AND FOUND THAT HE LOVES TO INCORPORATE RHYME IN HIS POETRY. THIS ALL BEGAN, WHEN HE FIRST HEARD ROSES ARE RED VIOLETS ARE BLUE. HIS FIRST BOOK WILL BE TITLED THE RHYMING POET.’’ HE HAS READ AND FEATURED HIS ORIGINAL POETRY AT OPEN MICS THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA.

Nana Boateng is a Ghanaian American poet living in Oakland. She is passionate about enhancing the wider public’s social and cultural awareness through storytelling. Nana’s work has appeared in NPR, Sierra Magazine, Toe Good Poetry (2017), and Cliterature Journal (Volume XXIX, 2013). In her spare time, she enjoys listening to advice podcasts and cooking traditional Ghanaian dishes.

This month featuring the talents of Nana Boateng and Tony Aldarondo.