We are a group of seven Puerto Rican/Nuyorican women living in New York City and creating our art in connection with our community, our culture and our spirit.
7 Mujeres en Movimiento
7 Women in Movement
Seven Women in Movement by Myrna Nieves
Translation by Yarisa Colón Torres
A will born out of compassion, love and pride Seven women join their talents Support the motherland in crisis Assert their place on the planet Seven flowers from the universe, opened to the world With power in their hands And trust in the dignified future Which is their birthright They are seven women in movement Determined to inspire art and goodwill
They refuse to give up
They know their people’s strength and beauty Seven women moving on behalf of Borinquen
Creating experimental, transformative pieces Loving and working with the sun in their eyes
and the moon by their feet
Carmen comes in dancing in a colorful carnival
Minerva exudes coffee aromas mixed with mountain breezes
Myrna evokes dream images in verses and metaphors Here comes Taína, with her immense spirit and leading visionTanya proudly walks by the Parguera waters
Yarisa cultivates miracles in sprouting seeds
Zaadia conjures vejigantes in a bundle of hues
They are seven women in movement
Earthly makers of images
Birthing stars
They come from New York
To invite enterprises and delights here.
Siete mujeres en movimiento por Myrna Nieves
Nació de la compasión, el amor y el orgullo
Siete mujeres aúnan sus talentos
Apoyan la patria en crisis
Afirman su lugar en el planeta
Siete flores del universo, abiertas al mundo
Con el poder en las manos
Y la fe en el futuro digno
Que es su derecho
Son siete las mujeres en movimiento
Determinadas a inspirar al arte y el bien
Rehúsan claudicar
Conocen la fuerza y belleza de su pueblo
Siete mujeres en movimiento por Borinquen
Crean obras experimentales, transformadoras
Aman y laboran con el sol en los ojos y la luna a sus pies
Carmen entra bailando en un carnaval de colores
Minerva despide aroma de café con aires de la montaña
Myrna evoca imágenes soñadas en versos y metáforas
Ahí llega Taína, la del espíritu inmenso y la visión directriz
Tanya se pasea altiva por las aguas de La Parguera
Yarisa cultiva milagros en brotes de semillas
Zaadia explora máscaras en un haz de matices
Son siete mujeres en movimiento
Imagineras del mundo
Paridoras de estrellas
Desde Nueva York vienen
A levantar empresas y deleites
A honrar su isla, diosa caribeña
Para que abra sus alas
Su resplandor ilumine las generaciones
Para que se levante
Limpia, sana
Victoriosa contra el viento
Who are we / Our Mission:
We're 7 proud Puerto Rican Women of Modern International perspectives. Our goals will always be:
1. To project and share our sense of Puerto Rican pride, culture, and history via the various genres.
2. Continue the centuries long women artists' legacy of breaking glass ceilings.
3. Be a source of inspiration for up and coming female artists of all cultural backgrounds and ages.
4. Our art will preserve traditions, be experimental and transformative.