After De León posted a poem that included a term some consider racist, the City of San Antonio terminated the contract of its poet laureate.
The City of San Antonio released a statement that specifies the role of its poets laureate, which includes “denouncing racism among other oppressive barriers, while using creative poetic expressions to unite our community. Nephtalí De León recently posted a poem contrary to the City’s values and the role of City Poet Laureate.”author Roberto “Cintli” Rodriguez and subtitled “,” included a Chicano slang term used to describe people of African descent.
Sanderson wrote in appreciation of those attempting to “course correct” De León and described the word he used as “the highest and lowest insult/slur/derogatory term for black people used to insult us and reduce us behind our back or to our faces. … Surely in your vast lexicon there had to have been another term better suited when referring to African American people.”posted to Facebook
The explanation did not satisfy Gemini Ink, a co-sponsor of what was to be De León’s second installment of the monthly Coffee, Tea with Nephtalí public poetry event held at Mi Familia at The Rim. Gemini Ink“We had to back out of this program because the situation wasn’t resolved and we were concerned about his inability to more fully apologize or address people’s concerns about it,” said Executive Director Alexandra van de Kamp.
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