Friday March 22 – Poetry Night

Friday Night is Poetry Night!

All our events are free – please come to support our Montclair students at the Poetry Slam and then come to hear some of New Jersey's finest published poets.


6:00-8:00 pm

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Find Your Voice! Montclair Poetry Slam.

Succeed2gether presents the 3rd annual Montclair Poetry Slam, with students from Montclair High School and Buzz Aldrin, Glenfield and Renaissance middle schools competing in a high-energy spoken word competition. With guest performances from M.C Vincent Toro, and judges Joanne Ashe, Gretchen Gomez,  Elijah M. Brown and Claudia Cortese.

Venue: The Sanctuary at First Congregational Church




8:30-10:00 pm

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Poetry Café

We all need more poetry in our lives! What better way to end your week and launch a literary weekend? Stop by Montclair’s much-loved independent bookstore and festival partner, Watchung Booksellers, for a coffee or glass of wine and readings by some of New Jersey’s finest poets. Expect to be illuminated. Featuring Amanda Lovelace, Alicia Cook, Gretchen Gomez, John Trause, Joanne Ashe, Chris Adams and Claudia Cortese.

Venue: Watchung Booksellers