Jersey City Poetry Festival -SYNERGY

Name: Jersey City Poetry Festival -SYNERGY
Start: 2025-09-20T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-20T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Museum of Jersey City History

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Museum of Jersey City History | Jersey City, NJ

The event is presented by The Jersey City Poetry Festival aka / JCPOFEST
PURCHASE SATRUDAY TICKETS HERE: https://www.jerseycitypoetryfestival.org/event-details/synergy-poetry-art-music-dance-immersive-experience-saturday-9-20-at-mjch
OR 3-DAY PASS here (which includes networking event at the ICONIC Stork Club on 9/19): https://www.jerseycitypoetryfestival.org/event-details/vip-all-access-3-day-pass
SATURDAY: festival Activities INCLUDE
SYNERGY : Immersive Interdisciplinary
- Poetic Experience:
Venue: Museum of Jersey City History - 298 Academy St, Jersey City, NJ
Poets and Artist Showcase - exploring the SYNERGY between the language arts, science, philosophy, technology and all forms of artistic expressions.
I. Buennaventura, Producer / Melida Rodas Executive Producer
HEADLINERS:
Jeff Dess Poet and Master of Ceremonies
Public Speaker/ Author /Poet / Educator / Co-Founder of Trill or Not Trill
Melida Rodas , Poet Laureate of Jersey 2025 - 2026
Educator / Interdisciplinary Curator / Executive Producer & Founder of JCPOFEST
Rashad Wright Poet Laureate Emeritus
Author of Romeo’s Whiskey, 2X “Grand Slam Champion of Jersey City Slam”
Cara Hagan
Poet / Film Maker / Dancer / Educator / Program Director for the MFA in Contemporary Theatre Performance at The New School
Lisa Marie
Author / Poet / Journalist / Essay - New York Times, Editor - Luna Luna Magazine
Le Fiddler
Award Winning International Violinist / Composer / Experimental Artist
Sofia Carrasco Iglesias
Tenor Saxophone / Bilingual - Multidisciplinary Artist / Visual Art / Music / Fusion Victor Sotomayor - Keyboard, Gabriel Balado - Bass, Chris Paredes - Drums
PANEL DISCUSSION:
“Poetry to Move the People” - Curated by I. Buenaventura

Ashna Ali
Kay Ulanday Barrett
Emanuel Xavier
Jasmine Reid\
MUSEUM TOURS AND EXHIBITIONS:
Museum of Jersey City History / The Apple Tree House
"Legendary Arenas and The Legends Who Performed There" - Curated by Peter Begans
FILM POEMS :
"Eye Write" - Curated by Melida Rodas
River 瑩瑩 Dandelion
Cheryl Gross
Cara Hagan
Ayesha Raees
I. Buenaventura
TYPE WRITER WORK SHOPS & POETRY:

Qwert Poetry aka Pierce Logan - custom poems and workshops - explore analog writing technology.
SCULPTURE GARDEN:
"Grounded" - Curated by Tina Maneca
ST. JOES - ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCIOUS - WEARABLE ART:
Upcycled - Honoring the Legacy of Musical Lyricists
ART EXHIBITION
"Poetic Justice" - Curated by Yun Jung Rhee
VENDORS Books & Community:
ABAKE - BOOK & CAFE
BLACK LIT PODCAST
CAVANKERRY PRESS
POUT - WORD ART
FRIENDS OF JCPOFEST
PLUS Readings from local poetry collectives such as WAYE, JCWriters, Cozy Open Mic, Hobo(ken) Poets, Open Road Poetry, Poetry Unfold, and Wild Stories
AND SO MUCH MORE....