About Us
Our day-long event includes readings by New Jersey poets, musical performances, presentations by humanities scholars and practitioners, and a collaborative poetry installation. We will also have opportunities for high-school attendees to recite poetry, share original work, and tour campus. This event is open to all and attendance is free.
Registration for high school teachers and students for SOMOS 2025 is now open! The list of poetry for recitation and guidelines for the student-written monologues or poetry for live performance will be available in January 2025.
The SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival is made possible by funds and support from Rutgers University, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, Library of America, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Emerson Collective. Attendance is free but registration is required.
Registration for high school teachers for SOMOS 2025 is now open. General registration will open on March 1, 2025.
Click here for registration for high school teachers.
Our Team
Elena Lahr-Vivaz, Director
Jason Cortés, Co-Director
Jennifer Bernstein, Creative Director
Vanessa Hernández, Coordinator
Esperanza Santos, Graduate TA
Briana Tomas, Graphic Design
Our Partners
Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies • Department of Arts, Culture, and Media • ACM Graphic Design Program • Lives in Translation • MFA Program • American Studies Program • Clement A. Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience • Honors Living-Learning Community • Intercultural Resource Center • Rutgers Advanced Institute for Critical Caribbean Studies • Office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences • Office of the Chancellor • Newark Latino Film Festival • New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center at the Newark Public Library