title: Lester Afflick
text: # Lester Afflick
  
  Lester Afflick (1956 – January 2000) was a downtown New York City writer and poet.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1956, Afflick came to the United States with his family when he was 16 years old, and attended Brooklyn College. In New York, Afflick co-edited The Door Newsletter and contributed widely to the downtown poetry and literature scene. Afflick was featured in the 1979 Waterways: Poetry in the Mainstream festival and publications. He was also published in Box 749, a Magazine of Printable Arts. In 2008, a collection of his poetry was published by Fly By Night Press under the title I Dream About You Baby.
  
  