Patti Smith Will Be Part of The Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Dodge Poetry Festival

North America’s largest poetry festival returns to Newark October 15, 16 and 17 across seven stages throughout the downtown area, as presented by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). Events include Patti Smith’s “Songs & Stories;” a reunion of HBO’s original Def Poetry Jam; readings from organizations that promote Black, Asian and Latin poets; “Young Artist Day” with thousands of high school students from across the country; a “Fine-Tune Your Craft” workshop with the Academy of American Poets; An Open-Mic night; and a FREE “Family Fun Day” with drumming and dancing. From NJPAC’s promotional materials:  “discover new voices, speak your mind, call for change and mix rhyme with rhythm.” For more information, visit  https://www.njpac.org/series/dodgepoetry/.

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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