DodgePoetryFestival
Poetry is for everyone at The 20th Dodge Poetry Festival, October 17 – 19. Downtown Newark will be buzzing with music and spoken word performances in this joyful, community-driven celebration.
Hear headliners Mahogany L. Browne, Tyehimba Jess, Claudia Rankine, Afaa Michael Weaver, Aracelis Girmay and more — along with dozens of activities, workshops, poetry slams and jams. And don’t miss Saturday’s free Family Fun Day in Military Park, with a DJ, community poets, drag storytelling, face painting and fun.
*sujeto a cambios
Adrian Matejka
Afaa Michael Weaver
Alexis Green
Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal
Anastacia-Reneé
Aracelis Girmay
Ariana Benson
attorious renee
Ashna Ali
Aurielle Marie
Beatriz Martinez
Blas Falconer
Caridad De La Luz “La Bruja”
Carlos Andrés Gómez
Carmen Calatayud
Charif Shanahan
Ching-In Chen
Chrisy Fabs
Cito Blanko
Claire Schwartz
Claudia Rankine
Cortney Lamar Charleston
Craig Bradley
Cynthia Mannick
Danez Smith
Dante Micheaux
Diana Goetsch
Diannely Antigua
Dimitri Reyes
Douglas Kearney
Dr. Craig Santos Perez
Dr. Helena D. Lewis
DS Will
Eduardo Martinez-Leyva
Elliott Fant “P.O.M.E.”
Emanuel Xavier
Erin Marie Lynch
Esther Lin
Gein Wong
George Abraham
Harmonica Sunbeam
Haydil Henriquez “Jaíi”
Honey Marie
Imani Cezanne
Isabel Cruz
Issam Zineh
Italy Ja’rae Lee
J Rose
Janine Joseph
Jeri Rae
Jessica Jacobs
Jessica Nirvana Ram
John Murillo
Joshua Bennett
JP Howard
K. Desireé Milwood
Kai Coggin
Kathy Kremins
Kay Ulanday Barrett
Kazim Ali
Keisha-Gaye Anderson
Kween Moore
Mahogany L Browne
“King” Mariah Ayscue
Marcus Wicker
Margie “Mia X” Johnson
Marwa Helal
Meg Day
Megha Sood
Myles Taylor
Nancy Mercado
Naomi Ortiz
Nicole Sealey
Niki Herd
Noah Arhm Cho
Omotara James
Paul Con Queso
paulA neves
Positive Gunter
Purvi Shah
Raina León
Remica Bingham-Risher
Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
Roque Raquel Salas Rivera
Scarlet Gomez
Sean Battle
Stephanie Pacheco
Rescue Poetix
Talena Lachelle Queen
Taylor Johnson
Tehsuan Glover “Starski”
Todd Davis
torrin a greathouse
Tyehimba Jess
Vincent Toro
Schedule
¡Consigue tu pase para el festival! – Pase para el jueves
| Tiempo | Ubicación | Evento |
| 10:30-11:40AM | Victoria Theater | Academy of American Poets: Poetry and Pause (Ed Roberson and Tracy K. Smith) |
| 10:30-11:40AM | Sala de persecución | The Nature of the Poetry Biz (Dr. Helena D. Lewis, J Rose, Nancy Mercado) |
| 12:00-1:10PM | Victoria Theater | Academy of American Poets: Poetry & Resurgence (Carolyn Forché, Patricia Smith, and Afaa Michael Weaver) |
| 12:00-1:10PM | Sala de persecución | Publishing in the Era of Social Media (J Rose, Jeri Rae, Cito Blanko) |
| 1:30-2:40PM | Victoria Theater | Academy of American Poets: Poetry & the Collection (Jericho Brown and Kimiko Hahn) |
| 1:30-2:40PM | Sala de persecución | Writing the Best Years of Your Life (Kathy Kremins, Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal, Dr. Helena D. Lewis) |
| 3:00-4:10PM | Sala de persecución | Activism & Poetry for Educators (Paul con Queso LaTorre, Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal, Diana Goetsch, Kai Coggin) |
| 7:30 PM | NICO Kitchen + Bar | Catalyst Open Mic and Mixer (EvoluCulutre/Sean Battle, Craig Bradley, Margie “Mia X” Johnson) |
Get your festival pass! – Friday Pass
| Tiempo | Ubicación | Evento |
| 9:30-10:40AM | Prudential Hall |
Poetry as Catalyst: Inspiration & Motivation (Aracelis Girmay, Haydil Henriquez, Cortney Lamar Charleston, Ching-In Chen)
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| 9:30-10:40AM | Victoria Theater | Writing Our Story, Preventing Erasure (Nicole Sealey, Kathy Kremins, Ariana Benson, Issam Zineh |
| 9:30-10:40AM | Sala de persecución |
Poetry as Catalyst: Field Notes from Newark (Paul con Queso LaTorre, Tehsaun Glover, Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal)
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| 9:30-10:40AM | Centro NJPAC para la Educación Artística | My Life as a Poet (Dr. Helena D. Lewis, Dr. Craig Santos Perez, Claire Schwartz, Dimitri Reyes) |
| 9:30-10:40AM | Trinity St.-Philips |
Developing a Lexicon Toward Liberation (Marwa Helal, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Gein Wong)
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| 9:30-10:40AM | St. Patricks Pro-cathedral | Undocupoets (Janine Joseph, Esther Lin, Beatriz Yanes Martinez) |
| 9:30-10:40AM | Express Newark | Lucille Clifton’s Buffalo: Writing a City in Poetry (with Kazim Ali) |
| 9:30-3:20PM | New Jersey Historical Society | Festival Open Mic |
| 11:00 | -various- | Griots, Troubadours, and MCs: Poetry and the Oral Tradition |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Prudential Hall | Mahogany L. Browne, Imani Cezanne, Nancy Mercado, Ashna Ali |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Victoria Theater | George Abraham, Sean Battle, Emanuel Xavier, Kai Coggin |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Sala de persecución | Tyehimba Jess, Omotara James, Eduardo Martinez-Leyva |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Centro NJPAC para la Educación Artística | Afaa Michael Weaver, Jessica Ram, Noah Arhm Choi |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Trinity St.-Philips | Jessica Jacobs, Myles Taylor , Raina Leon |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | St. Patricks Pro-cathedral | Vincent Toro, Remica Bingham-Risher, J Rose, Erin Marie Lynch |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Express Newark | Todd Davis, Niki Herd, Kween Moore |
| 12:40-1:50PM | Prudential Hall |
Nuyorican Poets Cafe @ Dodge Poetry (Paul Con Queso, Nancy Mercado, Emanuel Xavier, La Bruja)
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| 12:40-1:50PM | Victoria Theater | Poetry as Catalyst: Field Notes from Activists (Kazim Ali, Diana Goetsch, Janine Joseph) |
| 12:40-1:50PM | Sala de persecución |
What We Don’t Talk About (Esther Lin, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, Haydil Henriquez, Claire Schwartz)
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| 12:40-1:50PM | Centro NJPAC para la Educación Artística |
Call & Response: Performing and Engaging Audiences (Carlos Andrés Gómez, Tehsaun Glover, Ching-In Chen, Dimitri Reyes)
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| 12:40-1:50PM | Trinity St.-Philips |
Because We Come from Everything Hosted by Letras Latinas (Carmen Calatayud, Blas Falconer, Diannely Antigua, Naomi Ortiz)
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| 12:40-1:50PM | St. Patricks Pro-cathedral | Writing Our Land: Environmental Justice(Craig Santos Perez, Ariana Benson, Todd Davis) |
| 12:40-1:50PM | Express Newark | When the Personal is Political (Cortney Lamar Charleston, Niki Herd, Issam Zineh) |
| 2:10-3:20PM | Prudential Hall | How History Informs Our Writing (Tyehimba Jess, Nicole Sealey, Vincent Toro, Joshua Bennett) |
| 6:00-7:30PM | Victoria Theater | Nuyorican presents 2024 SLAM Team |
Get your festival pass! – Saturday Pass
Experience the FREE Family Fun Day
| Tiempo | Ubicación | Evento |
| 9:30-10:40AM | Prudential Hall |
Praise & Reclamation (Mahogany L. Browne, Aracelis Girmay, torrin a greathouse, Marwa Helal, Douglas Kearney, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, and Afaa Michael Weaver)
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| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Sala de persecución | Queering the Poem (Kazim Ali, Kathy Kremins, Eduardo Martinez-Leyva, Jessica Jacobs) |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Trinity St.-Philips |
Writing Our Story, Preventing Erasure (Tyehimba Jess, Emanuel Xavier, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Kween Moore)
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| 11:00AM-12:10PM | St. Patricks Pro-cathedral |
Braggadocious: Boasting Our Roots (Vincent Toro, Dimitri Reyes, Dr. Helena D. Lewis, Tehsaun Glover, Joshua Bennett)
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| 11:00 AM-4:00PM | Military Park | community catalyst stage |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Express Newark | Cave Canem Presents (Dante Micheaux in conversation with Charif Shanahan and Taylor Johnson) |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Biblioteca pública de Newark | Dodge Poetry in the Community Youth Showcase – RSVP |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | Clement’s Place | Poetry Generative Writing Workshop (Kai Coggin) |
| 11:00AM-12:10PM | New Jersey Historical Society | Festival Open Mic |
| 12:30-1:40PM | Clement’s Place | Poetry Generative Writing Workshop (Diana Goetsch) |
| 12:30-1:40PM | Sala de persecución | Poetry as Catalyst: Field Notes (Salamishah Tillett, Claudia Rankine) |
| 12:30-1:40PM | Trinity St.-Philips |
To Be Black and Conscious in America, is to be in a Constant State of Rage (Mahogany L. Browne, Douglas Kearney, Niki Herd, Sean Battle)
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| 12:30-1:40PM | St. Patricks Pro-cathedral |
When the Personal is Political (George Abraham, Ching-In Chen, Haydil Henriquez, Dr. Craig Santos Perez, Remica Binghan-Risher)
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| 12:30-1:40PM | Express Newark | “A Poet’s Heart is Always Breaking” (John Murillo, Todd Davis, Erin Marie Lynch, Issam Zineh) |
| 2:00-3:10PM | Clement’s Place | Poetry Generative Writing Workshop (Dimitri Reyes) |
| 2:00-3:10PM | Victoria Theater | Nikki Giovanni, Javon Jackson, Christian McBride – PURCHASE ADD-ON TICKET |
| 2:00-3:10PM | Sala de persecución | Disability Visibility (torrin a greathouse, Jessica Ram, Ariana Benson, Naomi Ortiz) |
| 2:00-3:10PM | Trinity St.-Philips |
Griots, Troubadours, and MC’s: Poetry & the Oral Tradition (Marwa Helal, La Bruja, Imani Cezanne, Joshua Bennett)
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| 2:00-3:10PM | St. Patricks Pro-cathedral |
Muddy with Ash: Community and Writing (George Abraham, Ashna Ali, Noah Arhm Choi, Gein Wong)
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| 2:00-3:10PM | Express Newark |
Poetry Foundation Presents: Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellows (Rob Macaisa Colgate, Marissa Davis, Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras, Chandanie Somwaru and marion eames white)
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| 3:30-4:40PM | Clement’s Place | Poetry Generative Writing Workshop (Esther Lin) |
| 3:30-4:40PM | Sala de persecución |
What’s at Stake? Writing Our Truths (Cortney Lamar Charleston, Omotara James, Myles Taylor, Eduardo Martinez, Leyva)
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| 3:30-4:40PM | Trinity St.-Philips |
Dear Yusef: A Celebration (Nicole Sealey, John Murillo, Dante Micheaux, Yesenia Montilla, Joel Dias-Porter)
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| 3:30-4:40PM | Express Newark | What We Don’t Talk About (Raina Leon, Kai Coggin, Diana Goetsch, Janine Joseph) |
| 20:00 | Prudential Hall | Represent! Social Justice through Spoken Word – PURCHASE ADD-ON TICKET |
| 20:00 | Victoria Theater |
Joan Baez: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation – PURCHASE ADD-ON TICKET
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Eventos gratuitos
These events are open to the public and do not require a ticket/festival pass purchase.
Catalyst Open Mic/Mixer
Thursday, October 17, 2024 @ 7:30PM
NICO Kitchen + Bar
young artist day
Friday, October 18, 2024 @ 9AM
NJPAC
family fun day
Saturday, October 19, 2024 @ 11AM
Military Park
Virtual offerings
Check out our virtual sessions below. Please note there may be explicit content.
ADD-ONs
The shows listed below are NOT included in any of the festival passes. These performances require a separate ticket purchase.
Nikki Giovanni, Javon Jackson & Christian McBride
Sábado 19 de octubre de 2024 a las 2 p.m., Victoria Theater
Joan Baez: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation—Christian mcbride host
Sábado, 19 de octubre de 2024 @ 8 p.m. Teatro Victoria
represent! social justice through spoken word—miss jones host
Sábado 19 de octubre de 2024 a las 8 p. m. en Prudential Hall
La interpretación ASL está disponible a pedido para ciertas presentaciones con dos semanas o más de anticipación (solo se proporciona en Prudential Hall y Victoria Theater). Llame al 973-297-5843 de lunes a viernes de 9 a. m. a 5 p. m., o envíe un correo electrónico a ticketservices@njpac.org