Don't miss a special event on the first night of the Festival! Join us at 6:30 p.m. in NJPAC's Prudential Hall for a one-of-a-kind poetry summit featuring back-to-back readings by literary legends and bestselling authors:
Kim Addonizio, Ellen Bass, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Marilyn Chin, Sandra Cisneros, Henri Cole, Kwame Dawes, 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, Tom Sleigh, and Patricia Smith