Who are we?
The Puerto Rican Literature Project is an effort of a team of writers, scholars, translators, and digital humanists working in collaboration with the US Latino Digital Humanities Center (USLDH) and Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage (Recovery) program at Arte Público Press (APP) generously supported by the Mellon Foundation.
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Project Documentation
View our Collections as Data page for full documentation.
Team
Team Leadership
Gabriela Baeza Ventura, PhD, Deputy Director, Arte Público Pres; Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Program; US Latino Digital Humanities Center; University of Houston
Lorena Gauthereau, PhD, Digital Programs Manager, Arte Público Press
Claire Jiménez, PhD, Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies, University of South Carolina
Ricardo Maldonado, PhD, President and Executive Director, Academy of American Poets
Enrique Olivares Pesante, ABD, University of California, Los Angeles
Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, PhD, poet, educator, and translator (2021-2023)
Carolina Villarroel, PhD, CA, Director of Research, Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage; US Latino Digital
Humanities Center, Arte Público Press
Project Manager
Miriam Damaris Maldonado, Arte Público Press
Web Development
Anneliese Dehner, Independent Digital Library Developer
Advisory Board
Nicolás Kanellos, PhD, Arte Público Press
Luis Negrón, Founder, Librería La Esquina
Ángel Antonio Ruiz Laboy, Associate Director of Arts and Culture, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Mayra Santos-Febres, PhD, Universidad de Puerto Rico
Alyssa N. Villegas Rodríguez, M.F.A
Research and Outreach Specialists
Ana Castillo Muñoz, escritora, (April 2021 -2024)
Ana Portnoy Brimmer, escritore y traductore, (April 2021 -2024)
Translators
Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, PhD, University of Puerto Rico
Urayoán Noel, PhD, New York University
Sabrina Ramos Ruben, graduate student, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Carina del Valle Schorske, PhD, independent writer and translator
Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, PhD, independent poet, educator, and translator (2021-2023)
Artists
José Arturo Ballesta
Bibiana Suárez
Yasmín Hernández
Focus Group
Essah Díaz, The Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Sabrina Ramos Rubén, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Rojo Robles, PhD, Baruch College
Rosa Scott, Rosa Scott Consulting
Kelly Villar, Staten Island Urban Center
Arte Público Press Staff
Ayda Abyar, Financial Coordinator
Ana Cantú, Financial Coordinator (2021-2023)
Linda García Merchant, USLDH Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2023)
Nellie Gonzalez, Business Administrator
Yamaris D. (Dianne) Pacheco Rodríguez, Intern
Ivette Román Roberto, Project Manager (2022)
Mikaela Selley, CA
Arte Público Press Research Fellows
Maribel Bello
Iván Brave
Andrea Cuevas
Yanina Hernández
Elías David Navarro
Perla Ortiz
Camilo Rodríguez
Carolina Suárez Latorre
Alaíde Ventura Medina
Archival Collections
Archivo General de Puerto Rico, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña
Arte Público Press
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies
Colección Puertorriqueña, Biblioteca Lazaro, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage
Collaborators
Arte Público Press
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP)
Recovering the US Hispanic LIterary Heritage Program
Tesoro Lexicográfico de Puerto Rico
Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPI)
US Latino Digital Humanities Center (USLDH)
Funder
Mellon Foundation
Contact Us
proyectolitpr@gmail.com
713-743-1635






