Love Is Hard Work: Memorias de Loisaida/Poems written by Miguel Algarin, founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe on E 3rd St in Loisaida (Lower East Side), New York, NY. Paperback 160 pages. Published in 1997 by Scribner Poetry.

From the back cover: "At once a moving personal memoir and a colorful portrait of life in New York's Lower East Side (Loisaida), this masterly collection of poems captures the whirlwind of sights, sounds, celebrations and sorrows of urban life...In the centerpiece of the book, the poet offers a searing, unsentimental look at himself and his life..."

Book is in fine / like new condition with no noticeable wear.