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October 20-23, 2022 |
Newark, NJ
Important
Announcements:
Poet Lineup, Tickets, and More!
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Image ID: Small square photos of 26
Festival Poets who will be reading at the Opening Celebration of the
Dodge Poetry Festival, 6:30 p.m. EST at NJPAC. These poets' names
appear with an asterisk in the full lineup list below.
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Nearly
100 Festival Poets will join us this October for readings,
conversations, musical collaborations, and book signings.
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2022 Dodge Poetry Festival Lineup:
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Kim
Addonizio*
Amy M. Alvarez
Cynthia Arrieu-King
Jubi Arriola-Headley
Nefertiti Asanti
Quenton Baker
Stacey Balkun
J. Mae Barizo
Wendy Barnes
Kay Ulanday Barrett
Ellen Bass**
Jan Beatty
Romaissaa Benzizoune
Elizabeth Bradfield
Ana Portnoy Brimmer
Gabrielle Calvocoressi*
huiying b. chan
Marilyn Chin**
Mary Leauna Christensen
Sandra Cisneros*
Karla Codero
Henri Cole*
Chekwube Danladi
Geffrey Davis
Kwame Dawes**
Marlanda Dekine
Danielle Cadena Deulen
Natalie Diaz**
Camille T. Dungy*
Hazem Fahmy
Nikky Finney**
Carolyn Forché**
Forrest Gander**
Benjamin S. Grossberg
Kari Gunter-Seymour
Joy Harjo**
Terrance Hayes**
Darla Himeles
Sakinah Hofler
Darrel Alejandro Holnes
Patrycja Humienik
Rochelle Hurt
Major Jackson*
Ghinwa Jawhari
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Jennifer
Jean
Cindy King
Yusef Komunyakaa*
Petra Kuppers
Stephen Kuusisto*
Shara McCallum
Amber McCrary
Laura McCullough
John McDermott
Leslie McIntosh
Nihal Mubarak
Aimee Nezhukumatathil*
Tiana Nobile
Cynthia Dewi Oka
Sharon Olds*
Yamini Pathak
Willie Perdomo*
Deborah Pless
Iain Haley Pollok
Anastacia Renee
Peggy Robles-Alvarado
Edythe Rodriguez
Patrick Rosal*
David St. John**
Carey Salerno
Terisa Siagatonu
Jake Skeets
Tom Sleigh*
Patricia Smith*
Tracy K. Smith**
Ras Heru Stewart
Daniel B. Summerhill
Natasha Trethewey**
Han VanderHart
Elisabet Velasquez
Annie Wenstrup
Arisa White
John Gavin White
Bettina "Poet Gold" Wilkerson
Kathi Wolfe
Jane Wong
Rashad Wright
Serena Yang
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*Festival
Poet reading at the Opening Evening event, pictured above
**Academy of American Poets Chancellor reading at the Opening Evening
event, pictured above
The Festival lineup, program and schedule is
subject to change at any time.
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Purchase
a four-day pass, a weekend-pass, and now our *newly available*
single-day ticket today.
Teachers who are interested in attending High School Student Day and Teacher Day for free, please visit our website for more
information.
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Mark your calendar for Festival
events:
9 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Thurs - Sat (10/20-22) and 9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sun.
(10/23).
Don't miss our Opening Celebration in Prudential Hall at NJPAC,
6:30 pm Thursday, October 20, featuring back-to-back readings by
26 Festival Poets:
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Kim Addonizio, Ellen Bass, Gabrielle Calvocoressi,
Marilyn Chin, Sandra Cisneros, Henri Cole, Kwame Dawes, Natalie Diaz,
Camille T. Dungy, Nikky Finney, Carolyn Forché, Forrest Gander, Joy
Harjo, Terrance Hayes, Major Jackson, Yusef Komunyakaa, Stephen Kuusisto,
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Sharon Olds, Willie Perdomo, Patrick Rosal,
David St. John, Tom Sleigh, Patricia Smith, Tracy K. Smith and
Natasha Trethewey
Visit our website for information
about Main Stage readings, and stay tuned for more programming information
next month!
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The
city of Newark offers several options for those seeking convenient
lodging during the Festival. Visit our website for a list of nearby
hotels and discounts for Festival attendees. (Hotel discount
information coming soon.)
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CART captioning and ASL interpretation will be
available for all featured events in Prudential Hall at NJPAC. Please visit the Accessibility page on our website
to learn about additional accommodations.
If you have any questions, recommendations or requests
regarding accessibility and accommodations, please email us at festival@grdodge.org.
If you would like to request ASL interpretation at a venue other than
NJPAC, please email us by September 30.
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If
you have any questions, please email us at festival@grdodge.org
We can't wait to see you at the Festival!
Best wishes,
Dodge Poetry
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