Nelson George to Discuss Brooklyn's Black Bohemian Arts Movement at Dodge Poetry Festival

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The program features Jessica Care Moore, Tracie Morris, Vernon Reid, and other voices from poetry, music, film, and performance.

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Filmmaker and author Nelson George will lead “Do The Write Thing! Is Brooklyn in the House?” as part of the Dodge Poetry Festival. Through conversation and multimedia, the program will explore the Brooklyn Moon poetry scene and its place in the Black bohemian arts movement.

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The event takes place Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. at NJPAC. Audiences will hear about the artists, poetry and creative community that helped shape the movement.

George's forthcoming book, Brooklyn Bohemians: How the Funky, Fly, Soon-to-Be-Famous Black Artists of Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Changed American Culture, traces Brooklyn's extraordinary creative legacy from 1985 onward. In Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, artists across music, film, literature, and performance helped shape American culture—from Spike Lee and Public Enemy's collaboration on “Fight the Power” for Do the Right Thing to the spoken word energy of Brooklyn Moon Cafe, where Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Saul Williams were part of a vibrant creative community.

Widely respected for chronicling the Black experience in America through writing and filmmaking, George is the author of influential histories of African American music and culture, acclaimed novels, and documentaries including Brooklyn Boheme, Say Hey, Willie Mays !, and A Ballerina's Tale.

The evening will feature Jessica Care Moore , Tracie Morris, Vernon Reid, Carl Hancock Rux , DJ Spinna, and more, bringing together voices from poetry, music, film, and performance for a dynamic celebration of Brooklyn's Black bohemian legacy.

Tickets for “Do The Write Thing!” A Discussion led by Nelson George are on sale now at njpac.org .

Three-day passes to the Dodge Poetry Festival will go on sale in June 2026. One-day passes go on sale in August 2026. Festival passes do not include special ticketed events, which must be purchased separately. For updates and more, visit njpac.org/series/dodgepoetry .

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