Def Poetry Reunion brings together a lineup of accomplished poets who were part of the original Def Poetry Jam, Russell Simmons' groundbreaking spoken word HBO series. The event is part of the Dodge Poetry Festival, North America's largest poetry festival, produced by NJPAC and headquartered there since 2010. The festival, reimagined in 2024 with a focus on poetry as a performing art and as a tool for social justice advocacy, also features poet and punk rock icon Patti Smith, U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Pulitzer Prize winner Tyehimba Jess, among others.
Cast and Creative Team for Def Poetry Reunion at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
Cast
Arthur Sze
Ensemble
Patti Smith
Ensemble
Elizabeth Acevedo
Ensemble
Tyehimba Jess
Ensemble
Kimberly M. Blaeser
Ensemble
Stephanie Burt
Ensemble
Anthony Cody
Ensemble
Meg Day
Ensemble
Terrance Hayes
Ensemble
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Ensemble
Adrian Matejka
Ensemble
Carol Moldaw
Ensemble
Aja Monet
Ensemble
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Ensemble
Naomi Shihab Nye
Ensemble
Evie Shockley
Ensemble
Danez Smith
Ensemble
Frank X Walker
Ensemble
Michael Wiegers
Ensemble
Creative Team
David Rodriguez
Executive Producer
Ysabel Y. Gonzalez
Producer
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