SOMOS New Jersey Poetry & Culture Festival

SPS Faculty Presentation on “Learning Beyond the Classroom: Academic Opportunities and Community-Engaged Learning in Spanish & Portuguese Studies at Rutgers University-Newark” at the AATPS Virtual Program Fair. Date: Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m.-4 pm over zoom. Join us at the inaugural AATSP Virtual Programs Fair, a unique opportunity designed to inform high school and post-secondary … Read More

As we kick off our celebration of Hispanic and Latinx heritage and culture this month, we write to invite you to join us on Thursday, October 24, 4-5pm (on Zoom) for a roundtable discussion of selections from the Latino Poetry Reader with anthology editor Rigoberto González, poet Urayoán Noel, and SOMOS directors Elena Lahr-Vivaz and … Read More

Please join us for a film screening and discussion with Cuban filmmaker Amilcar Ortiz! Ortiz will examine the complexities of racism and racial discrimination in Cuba, exploring the historical and ongoing struggles of Afro-Cubans. He will analyze institutional barriers, cultural representations, and social movements working for change; and will consider Cuba's socialist ideology, national identity, … Read More

45th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series Saturday, February 15th, 2025 (Rutgers–Newark) Save the date! For more info: https://sasn.rutgers.edu/price-institute-marion-thompson-wright-lecture-series-0 .  

Save the date for our third annual SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival! SOMOS 2025 will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., on the Rutgers–Newark campus. Registration for SOMOS 2025 will open in November. This event is free and open to the public. The SOMOS NJ Poetry & Culture Festival is … Read More