Spoken word in every form is celebrated at the Dodge Poetry Festival on October 15-17, 2026 in Downtown Newark.
Meet your favorite poets including Elizabeth Acevedo, Tyehimba Jess, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Aja Monet, Danez Smith, Jive Poetic, Mayde del Valle, José Olivarez and more. Discover new voices, speak your mind, call for change and mix rhyme with rhythm.
Events include:
7 simultaneous stages of events in a walkable village in downtown Newark
Network and socialize at Thursday night’s mixer and open mic hosted by EvoluCulture
Fine-tune your craft on Thursday, a day for writers created in partnership with the Academy of American Poets
Pop-up bookstore and book signings curated and hosted by Source of Knowledge
Special readings by Cave Canem, CantoMundo, Lampblack and Kundiman and New Jeru Slam Team
And Saturday free outdoor Family Fun Day on Chambers Plaza
Date:
15 OCT 2026
Time: (THU) 11:00 AM - (THU) 12:30 PM
Venue: New Jersey
Location: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 888-466-5722
Event type: Theatre/Auditorium
Event tags:
#Poetry
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