More than two dozen students from six area high schools participated in our SOMOS 2024 Poetry Recitation and Composition Competitions. Congratulations to all those who participated, and special congratulations to … Read More
SOMOS Poetry & Culture Festival Draws 300 Teachers and Students to RU-N By Lawrence Lerner March 27, 2024 Rutgers University–Newark continually makes its mark as an anchor institution in one … Read More
Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series Celebrates Afro-Latin Identities By Carrie Stetler February 2, 2024 Since 1981, the Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series has found new ways of exploring Black history and … Read More
SOMOS Festival Celebrates Spanish, Portuguese and Latinx Poetry and Culture By Lawrence Lerner Apr 5, 2023 It’s well-known that Rutgers University–Newark’s diversity has set it apart from its peers nationwide. … Read More
Poets Urayoán Noel, PaulA Neves, and Hugo dos Santos will read their poetry at the inaugural SOMOS New Jersey Poetry & Culture Festival, to be held on March 30, 2023, … Read More
Please join us on March 30th for presentations by Rutgers professors Kimberly DaCosta Holton, Stephanie Rodríguez, and Engelbert Santana! We will also have poetry readings and recitations, as well as the … Read More