北美最大诗歌节今日在Newark开幕 139位诗人登七个舞台、帕蒂·史密斯明晚献演
【Newark讯】据主办方新泽西表演艺术中心（NJPAC）官网日程，道奇诗歌节（Dodge Poetry Festival）于10月15日在新泽西州Newark市中心开幕，为期三天至10月17日，主会场设在中心街1号（1 Center Street）的NJPAC。诗歌节由杰拉尔丁·R·道奇基金会（Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation）与NJPAC共同呈献。据NorthJersey.com报道，本届共有139位诗人参加70场活动，场地除NJPAC外还包括市中心多处场馆，共设七个同步舞台。
开幕日（15日）白天在NJPAC维多利亚剧场举行与美国诗人学会合作的作家日活动，晚间7时至10时在NICO Kitchen + Bar举行EvoluCulture开放麦与交流会。10月16日为面向高中生的「青年艺术家日」，当晚8时，歌手兼作家帕蒂·史密斯（Patti Smith）在NJPAC普鲁登歇尔大厅（Prudential Hall）演出「Songs and Stories」；10月17日上午11时至下午4时，钱伯斯广场（Chambers Plaza）举行免费户外家庭同乐日，同日下午5时在维多利亚剧场举行「Def Poetry重聚」演出，晚间8时举行多媒体活动「Do the Write Thing」。主办方说明，帕蒂·史密斯演出、Def Poetry重聚与「Do the Write Thing」均须另行购票，不包含在诗歌节通票内，通票与单日票可通过njpac.org购买。
本届参加者包括美国桂冠诗人Arthur Sze、普利策奖得主Tyehimba Jess、畅销作家Elizabeth Acevedo，以及Terrance Hayes、Aja Monet、Jericho Brown、Naomi Shihab Nye等诗人；节目还包括Cave Canem、CantoMundo、Lampblack、Kundiman等文学团体的专场朗诵。据NJArts.net报道，该诗歌节自1986年起每两年举办一届，累计吸引观众超过15万人次，被主办方称为北美规模最大的诗歌节。
North America's Largest Poetry Festival Opens Today in Newark, With 139 Poets Across Seven Stages and Patti Smith Performing Friday Night
Newark, New Jersey — The Dodge Poetry Festival opened on October 15 in downtown Newark, according to the schedule posted by the organizer, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). The three-day festival runs through October 17, is headquartered at NJPAC, 1 Center Street, and is presented by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation together with NJPAC. NorthJersey.com reported that this edition brings together 139 poets for 70 events across seven stages at NJPAC and other downtown venues.
The opening day, October 15, featured a writers' day in NJPAC's Victoria Theater presented with the Academy of American Poets, followed by EvoluCulture's open mic and mixer from 7 to 10 p.m. at NICO Kitchen + Bar. Friday, October 16, is Young Artist Day for high school students, and at 8 p.m. that evening singer and writer Patti Smith performs Songs and Stories in NJPAC's Prudential Hall. On Saturday, October 17, a free outdoor Family Fun Day runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Chambers Plaza, the Def Poetry Reunion takes the Victoria Theater stage at 5 p.m., and the multimedia event Do the Write Thing follows at 8 p.m. The organizer said the Smith performance, the Def Poetry Reunion and Do the Write Thing require separate tickets and are not included in festival passes, which are sold through njpac.org.
Participants this year include U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Pulitzer Prize winner Tyehimba Jess, best-selling author Elizabeth Acevedo, and poets Terrance Hayes, Aja Monet, Jericho Brown and Naomi Shihab Nye, along with special readings by groups including Cave Canem, CantoMundo, Lampblack and Kundiman. NJArts.net reported that the biennial festival, first held in 1986, has drawn more than 150,000 people over its history and is billed by its presenters as North America's largest poetry festival.
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图片来源：图：新泽西表演艺术中心（NJPAC）普鲁登歇尔大厅外景，本届道奇诗歌节主会场，帕蒂·史密斯10月16日晚在此演出。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，ajay_suresh 摄于2026年3月24日，CC BY 4.0 授权 / Photo: Prudential Hall at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, the festival's main venue. Source: Wikimedia Commons, by ajay_suresh, March 24, 2026, CC BY 4.0
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