A Celebration of Language and Spoken Word Poetry
Featuring NJ Native Spoken Word artists
James C. Ellerbe and Don Krypton
PLUS 8 Local Poetic Artists
Cecil Sanders
Linda Pauline Chatalian
PM Nugent
Maria O’Donnell
Arthur Veilleux
Tabitha Dial
Jeri Johnson
Mark Jarmon
Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 6 PM
Taylor Pavilion, 500 Ocean Ave., Belmar
“Meet Don Krypton, the Renaissance Man of Evoluculture. As a native of Elizabeth, NJ, and resident of Newark, Don embodies creativity and versatility. His impressive resume includes:
Don Krypton has been instrumental in fueling New Jersey’s poetry resurgence, performing and collaborating across the state. His boundless energy and diverse talents make him a valuable asset to the arts community.”
“James C. Ellerbe, a seasoned poet and performer from New Jersey, has appeared on BET’s Buy The Book, Showtime at the Apollo, and Spoken Word Apex at Newark’s NJPAC. He’s performed internationally at venues like Montreal’s Kola Note and at esteemed institutions like Rutgers University and Sarah Lawrence College. A finalist for the 2017 Indie Author Legacy Award for Poet of the Year, he authored poetry book Beyond the Event Horizon (2015) and spoken word album Pulsar (2018). His work also appears in the 2020 anthology On Verge: Poets of the Palisades.”