originally published: 04/19/2015
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Acclaimed poets hailing from throughout New Jersey, including former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, gather for a night of curated readings and performance as part of NJPAC's ongoing participation in the Dodge Poetry Festival. Luminaries such as Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, Allen Ginsberg and Amiri Baraka are among the proud lineage of influential poets that have called New Jersey home. On Friday, April 24, NJPAC presents the finest contemporary poets that New Jersey has to offer.
Led by former U.S. Poet Laureate and Long Branch native Robert Pinsky, Jersey Voices will provide audiences with exposure to the music of language as presented by an array of New Jersey native poets; including Renée Ashley, Cat Doty, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Kathleen Graber, Peter Murphy, James Richardson, Vincent Toro, BJ Ward, Joe Weil and Gretna Wilkinson. Come discover the voices that make the Garden State the Poetry State.
Dodge Poetry at NJPAC concludes this run of shows on Friday May 15th with the program Poetry Like Bread: Poems of Political and Social Consciousness featuring readings and work from the renowned poets Martín Espada and Patricia Smith.
ABOUT NJPAC:New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States. NJPAC is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey; where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. As New Jersey's Town Square, NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing not only the state's, but the world's best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. Since opening its doors in 1997, NJPAC has attracted over eight million visitors (including more than one million children) in its continuing mission to nurture meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. For more information visit
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