© Latinas in History 2008
Born
in the Bronx, New York, raised by a single, working class mother, Esteves’
early life was disrupted when she was sent to live in a Lower East Side
Catholic boarding school at the at age five. Her formative years marked
by the strict discipline of the English speaking school were augmented
by fun-filled weekends with her mother and family in a Spanish speaking
environment. In later years, Esteves studied fine arts, writing and
communications. Coming of age in the 1960s and 1970s, Esteves thrived
in the Nuyorican atmosphere of the city, identifying with ethnic and
racial consciousness, progressive social and political movements, and
discovering her poetic voice in public presentations. Her first collection
of poems, Yerba Buena, appeared in 1980 followed by
Tropical Rains: A bilingual Downpour, 1980, and Blues Town
Mockingbird Mambo, 1990.
Esteves worked as a literary artist with the Cultural Council Foundation of the CETA Artistic Project, the New York Shakespeare Festival, and the African Caribbean Poetry Theater. She continues to write and perform her work.
Esteves worked as a literary artist with the Cultural Council Foundation of the CETA Artistic Project, the New York Shakespeare Festival, and the African Caribbean Poetry Theater. She continues to write and perform her work.
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