Bonafide Rojas nació en la ciudad de Nueva York el 8 de octubre de 1977 y se crio en El Bronx, donde todavía reside, aunque pasó parte de su infancia en Levittown, Puerto Rico. Es poeta, músico, artista, performero y maestro. Es autor de cuatro colecciones de poesía: Notes On The Return To The Island (2017), Renovatio (2014), When The City Sleeps (2012) & Pelo Bueno (2004). Fue galardonado con el premio BRIO 2018 de poesía otorgado por el Concejo de las Artes de El Bronx. También participó en Def Poetry Jam, de HBO. Su trabajo ha sido publicado en Kweli Journal: Poets For Puerto Rico (2019), Anamoly Press #25 (2017), Manteca (Arte Publico Press, 2017), Chorus: A Literary Mixtape (MTV Books, 2012), Learn Then Burn Pt’s 1 & 2 (Write Bloody, 2010, 2015), The Acentos Review (2008), The Hostos Review (2005), The Calabash Journal (2003), Role Call (Third World Press, 2002), Bum Rush The Page (Three Rivers Press, 2001) y The Centro Journal (2000).
Bonafide Rojas was born in the city of New York on October 8, 1977. He was raised in The Bronx, where he still lives, although he spent part of his childhood in Levittown, Puerto Rico. He is a poet, musician, artist, performer, and teacher. He is the author of four poetry collections: Notes On The Return To The Island (2017), Renovatio (2014), When The City Sleeps (2012) and Pelo Bueno (2004). He received the 2018 BRIO award for poetry from The Bronx Council on the Arts. He also participated in HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. His work has been published in the Kweli Journal: Poets For Puerto Rico (2019), Anamoly Press #25 (2017), Manteca (Arte Publico Press, 2017), Chorus: A Literary Mixtape (MTV Books, 2012), Learn Then Burn Pt’s 1 & 2 (Write Bloody, 2010, 2015), The Acentos Review (2008), The Hostos Review (2005), The Calabash Journal (2003), Role Call (Third World Press, 2002), Bum Rush The Page (Three Rivers Press, 2001) and The Centro Journal (2000).