Carmelo Delgado

Carmelo Delgado was born in Collores de Humacao, Puerto Rico, on April 28, 1934. When he graduated from the ninth grade, his parents sent him to New York City to get a job and become a man. At the age of 27 he enrolled in evening high school, obtaining his academic diploma 3 years later. Then he enrolled at the City University of New York where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, the first person from his family to do so. A few years later he received a Master's degree in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. He moved to Florida where he married Iris, a high school Spanish teacher, in 1993. Delgado began writing poetry as a young boy. Until recently he kept all of his writings in an old briefcase, reading them only to friends and family. Now he is sharing his words with the world.