Day Two
September 26
Ticketed Event
SYNERGY
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPLORATION OF POETRY
3 pm-9 pm
Monira Foundation
Mana Contemporary
888 Newark Ave, Jersey City
Live Poetry Readings / Interdisciplinary Performances / Film Screenings / book sales / Cafe / Art
Multimedia
3:00 - 8:00 PM - Monira Cinema - Film Screenings / Films Curated by: “Patrick” I. Buenaventura
Wearable Work by: Buttered Roll / Installation Artists: Voyo Woo / Exhibition Technician: Tina Maneca
Light Design & Installation Artists: Melida Rodas
3:00 - 8:45 PM - ABAKE - Book sales / JCPOFEST POP UP SHOP
Line up
Open Mic & Young Voices:
3:00 PM - Community Open Mic
3:30 PM - 3:45PM - Spoken Word - JCPOFEST Youth Poetry Ambassador - Ethan Rodriguez
Musical Theater - JCPOFEST Musical Theater Ambassador - Maya Rosalky & Aicha Ousman, Bayonne
City Kidz Playhouse: Lana Oliver & Caleah Ragland
Spoken Word - Project Write Now - Teens: Emalyn Donovan / Literature from "The Hudson Scholar" a student run magazine team.
Special Guests & Announcements - Kean University Student Poet Laureate: Ameenah McKiethen
Jersey City Free Public Library: Jersey City Youth Poet Laureate Updates & Announcements
Literary Panel:
3:45PM - 4:45PM - Panel Curator: “Patrick” I.Buennaventura
A panel featuring poets from three vital literary organizations: Cave Canem / Kundiman / CantoMundo
Including: Evie Shockley (Pulitzer Prize finalist) / Purvi Shah / Eduardo Martinez-Leyva / Moderated by Kathy Kremins, CavenKerry Press
Local & Regional Poetry Groups:
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM - Àbákẹ́ Books & Cafe - BLK Lit Podcast : TBD / CavanKerry Press: Marina Carreira,
a. adenike phillips, Cyn Grace Sylvie / Reorienting Reads: Ashna Ali, Noah Arhm Choi, e.jin
Jersey City Writers: Augie Catarella, DS Will, Anisha Jain / Kean University: Ameenah McKiethen,
Kyla Byris, Gianna Valdez
Poetry in Motion
4:50 PM - Featured Artist: Chinaza SoL
5:00 PM - Spoken Word - Featured Artist: Otto Vock
5:10 PM - Spoken Word - Group Poets Round 1
5:35 PM - Spoken Word - Featured Artist: K. Desiree Milwood
5:45 PM - Spoken Word - Group Poets Round 2
6:10 PM - Music - Featured Artist Tara Stafford Ocansey
6:20 PM - Spoken Word - Group Poets Round 3
6:50 PM - Spoken Word - Featured Artist: Theta Pavis
EVENING PROGRAM
7:00 PM - Poetry in Motion - Cara Hagan
Poetry & Music - Melida Rodas / Le Fiddler
Poetry & Memoir - Dr. Edvige Giunta
7:35 PM - Our Main Headliner: Richard Blanco
8:05 PM - Music - Giselle Bellas
8:15 PM - Interdisciplinary Collaboration
A Climate Justice Call To Action
Violin - Projections - Poetic Lyrics Acrobatics - Physical Vocabulary: Le Fiddler / Melida Rodas"
Cay Izumi
8:30 PM - Richard Blanco Book Signings
ÀBÁKÉ Books & Cafe
9:00 PM Program Ends
THEME: Networking / Interdisciplinary Performances / Cosplay / Dance Music / Open Mic
HOST: JCPOFEST
FEATURES: Monira Cinema / “Patrick” I. Buenaventura / Buttered Roll / Buttered Roll / Tina Maneca
Melida Rodas / Ethan Rodriguez / Maya Rosalky & Aicha Ousman / Lana Oliver & Caleah Ragland
Emalyn Donovan / Literature from "The Hudson Scholar" a student run magazine team."
Ameenah McKiethen / Jersey City Free Public Library: Jersey City Youth Poet Laureate Updates & Announcements / Cave Canem / Kundiman / CantoMundo / Evie Shockley / Purvi Shah
Eduardo Martinez-Leyva / Kathy Kremins / Àbákẹ́ Books & Cafe / Marina Carreira, a. adenike phillips,
Cyn Grace Sylvie / Ashna Ali, Noah Arhm Choi, e.jin / Augie Catarella, DS Will, Anisha Jain
Ameenah McKiethen, Kyla Byris, Gianna Valdez / Chinaza Sol / Otto Vock / K. Desiree Milwood
Tara Stafford Ocansey / Theta Pavis / Cara Hagan / Melida Rodas / Le Fiddler / Dr. Edvige Giunta
Giselle Bellas / Le Fiddler / Melida Rodas / Cay Izumi
PRICE: General Admission $35.00 - https://www.jerseycitypoetryfestival.org/event-details/synergy-poetry-art-music-dance-immersive-experience-saturday-9-26
CONTACT: @jcpofest / https://www.jerseycitypoetryfestival.org/contact
