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A tribe of scribes & good vibes 🫶🏾
"Mocha Mic with Millie."🎤
NEXT SHOW: 11/20/2026
LAST SHOW OF 2026
Host:@millicent_ansah24
Est. 2023 🫶🏾

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THIS IS IT!! We saved the best for last. This will be the last One Mic Stand with SJ of 2026 and we are ending this year with a killer show. Our features Natalie Ilda and Mario Rubio from HOT PEOPLE READ POETRY will grace the stage and bring the 🔥. Plus Special Guest Delilah Saul, a documentarian and founder of @outlawmediacpmpany will also be in attendance as we will have our collaboration with Hot People Read Poetry on Nov 20th when they will have their event in Jersey City!! You don’t want to miss a thing!!

Natalie Gilda believes SWers are inherent storytellers, which is what makes them such amazing writers. She is the creator and host of Hot People Read Poetry, a SWer founded and focused open mic experience and poetry show in NYC. She also cohosts an interview series, Pink Dancing Poets.

Maria Rubio (she/they) is a born and raised New Yorker with roots in the Philippines. Her writing explores everything that she comes in contact with as a Brown queer woman who is building community within the belly of capitalism.

Delilah Saul is a SWer, documentarian, and founder of @outlawmediacompany. Her recent film, “Beloved”, explores the impact of stigma on the love lives of SWers. She’s currently directing and producing a documentary about media bias against SWers. She hosts SW + LOVE, a podcast about navigating personal relationships as a SWer.

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❤️📚 I got to take photos with some truly wonderful people at the inaugural Jersey City Book Fair, and looking back at these moments makes me feel so blessed and grateful!

From our amazing vendors, panelists, and featured performers to the attendees who came out to support us, I’m so thankful for everyone who shared their time, talent, stories, and energy with us. 🥹✨

Creating something from the ground up takes a village, and being surrounded by so many people who believe in the power of books, storytelling, representation, and community means more than words can express.

Thank you for showing up, showing love, and being part of this first chapter. My heart is full, and I’m excited for what’s ahead! ❤️🙌🏾📖

📸 Expressions by MowZus
@bookfairjc

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One Mic Stand with SJ last night. Rocked the mic properly.

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NOTHING IS GONNA STOP US NOW especially with features like JRose and Marc Polite who are going to bring the 🔥. Just another classic One Mic Stand with SJ and it’s all going down TOMORROW!!!

Jasmine Rosario, known artistically as JRose is an international spoken word artist, teaching artist, and community builder from Queens, New York. She began performing poetry at 16 and has since transformed her passion into a career dedicated to amplifying voices and creating spaces where stories can be told with honesty and power.

JRose is the founder of The Rose Garden Events, a thriving performance platform that has become a safe haven for poets, storytellers, and creatives. As a visionary cultural organizer and Executive Producer of The JRose Experience Talk Show, she continues to build opportunities that uplift artists and foster meaningful connection through storytelling and performance.
A decorated slam poet, JRose has won numerous competitions across the country, including the 2023 BRIC Brooklyn Grand Slam Finals, Nuyorican Poets Cafe Slam, Rockland Poets Slam, and Poetic Affair Slam. In a full-circle moment, she now hosts the iconic Nuyorican Poets Cafe Poetry Slam, helping to shape the next generation of performance poets.
Beyond performance, JRose is a dedicated teaching artist and mentor, leading creative writing, playwriting, and performance workshops in schools, universities, and libraries. Her most impactful work takes place at Rikers Island, where she works with incarcerated youth and women, using writing as a tool for healing, self-reflection, and empowerment. In 2025, she expanded her reach internationally through a teaching artist residency in San José, Costa Rica.
In 2024, JRose became the first poet signed to First Generation Rich, releasing her debut book and spoken word album Pieces of My Crumbled Thoughts, submitted for Grammy consideration.
Through performance, education, and mentorship, JRose continues her mission to inspire others to reclaim their power, tell their stories, and always #KeepGrowing

Marc W. Polite is an author, award-winning writer, and the founder of Polite On Society. He is the author of six books: Poetic Ruminations of Mr. Bor

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I’m still taking in everything that happened on Saturday through these beautiful photos by Expressions by MowZus, and before anything else, THANK YOU. ❤️

When Marc Polite and I began planning this inaugural event, our mission was to create a free, welcoming celebration of books, literacy, storytelling, and diverse literary voices. A space where authors, readers, families, educators, artists, and community members could come together and see themselves reflected in literature.

And Jersey City showed up! 📚❤️

With 20+ vendors, featured poets, two incredible panels, Story Hour, children’s activities, face painting, community partners, volunteers, and so many attendees, the Bethune Center was filled with books, conversation, creativity, and community.
A huge thank you to our panelists and featured performers:
✨ Adult Panelists: @drsarahlwebb, @meghasworld16, @savagewriter973, @cyngracesylvie & @earthatone

✨ Children’s Panel: Emmelyn Deline, Deborah Oriol, Christy Limbach & Disha Mathur

✨ Featured Poets: Simple N’ Clean (SNC), Ameerah Shabazz, & James C. Ellerbe

Thank you to Ms. Sheena of the West Bergen Branch for bringing Story Hour to our youngest readers, and to the Bethune Center for being our home.

Thank you to @_jcedc & @jerseycityrecreation for your generous swag bags donations.

Greatly appreciate our supporters Office of Cultural Affairs, Shine A Light, JCAC & the Jersey City Arts & Culture Trust Fund, our partners West Bergen Branch Library & The Common Earth Company, and @rotaryjerseycity for your generous donation.

Thank you @bethunecenter for the space & @jc_artandstudiotour for the support.

To every volunteer, thank you for helping with setup, vendors, guests, breakdown, and everything in between!

🎥 Thank you to JPI Films for documenting the day. We can’t wait to see what you captured!
And thank you to everyone who shared, attended, supported our authors and poets, brought your children, purchased books, or simply told a friend.

And, thank you to my co-founder, Marc Polite.
This was our first Jersey City Book Fair, but it is only the beginning. I’m so grateful you all helped bring this vision to life. ❤️📚

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don’t worry! You’ll be able to stream this on 10/14 I promise🥹

#indieartist #newmusic

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Had the pleasure of performing at the inaugural 2026 Jersey City Book Fair and also creating their staff shirts. Yes, I created them and they were my first clients! DM me if you need shirts made too.

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THIS FRIDAY You will FALL IN LOVE IN OCTOBER with our incredible features. JROSE and Marc Polite will take to the stage and will own the mic PLUS you never know who is going to show up for the open mic. BE THERE!!

Jasmine Rosario, known artistically as JRose is an international spoken word artist, teaching artist, and community builder from Queens, New York. She began performing poetry at 16 and has since transformed her passion into a career dedicated to amplifying voices and creating spaces where stories can be told with honesty and power.

JRose is the founder of The Rose Garden Events, a thriving performance platform that has become a safe haven for poets, storytellers, and creatives. As a visionary cultural organizer and Executive Producer of The JRose Experience Talk Show, she continues to build opportunities that uplift artists and foster meaningful connection through storytelling and performance.
A decorated slam poet, JRose has won numerous competitions across the country, including the 2023 BRIC Brooklyn Grand Slam Finals, Nuyorican Poets Cafe Slam, Rockland Poets Slam, and Poetic Affair Slam. In a full-circle moment, she now hosts the iconic Nuyorican Poets Cafe Poetry Slam, helping to shape the next generation of performance poets.
Beyond performance, JRose is a dedicated teaching artist and mentor, leading creative writing, playwriting, and performance workshops in schools, universities, and libraries. Her most impactful work takes place at Rikers Island, where she works with incarcerated youth and women, using writing as a tool for healing, self-reflection, and empowerment. In 2025, she expanded her reach internationally through a teaching artist residency in San José, Costa Rica.
In 2024, JRose became the first poet signed to First Generation Rich, releasing her debut book and spoken word album Pieces of My Crumbled Thoughts, submitted for Grammy consideration.
Through performance, education, and mentorship, JRose continues her mission to inspire others to reclaim their power, tell their stories, and always #KeepGrowing

Marc W. Polite is an author, award-winning writer, and the founder of Polite On Society. He is the author of six books: Poetic

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📚 TOMORROW IS THE DAY! The Jersey City Book Fair is almost here! ✨

We’re in the press! 📰 A huge thank you to Jersey City Times and reporter Andy Milone for highlighting the inaugural Jersey City Book Fair! The article shares our mission, introduces our talented adult and children’s panelists, and highlights our featured poetry performers. Check out the article through the link in our bio!

Over the past 48 hours, we have felt so much love and support from our community. ❤️ Thank you to everyone who has reached out to volunteer, contributed in-kind donations, or made individual donations to help bring this event to life. Special thanks to @rotary_jerseycity and all our individual donors for showing up for Jersey City’s literary community. Your generosity means so much!

We are grateful to be sponsored by the Office of Cultural Affairs and Shine A Light, supported by the Jersey City Arts Council (JCAC), and funded through the Jersey City Arts & Culture Trust Fund. Thank you to our community partners, Jersey City Free Public Library, The Common Earth Company, and Bethune Center, for helping make this possible.

📚 THE JERSEY CITY BOOK FAIR
🗓️ Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ 12 PM–5 PM
📍 Bethune Center, 140 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION!

Join us for over 20 adult vendors, a dedicated children’s and family area, featured poetry performances, adult and children’s author panels, story hour with Ms. Sheena of the Jersey City Free Public Library’s West Bergen Branch, children’s activities, face painting, and more!

The Book Fair is part of the Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST). Event documentation will be provided by Expressions by MowZus and JPI Films.

We are incredibly excited to welcome you tomorrow! Come discover new books, meet local authors, support independent creatives, and celebrate the stories that connect us. Bring your family, invite a friend, and help us make this first year a beautiful beginning for Jersey City’s literary community. 📖💛

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Join us for our next Rotary meeting featuring the dynamic @millicent_ansah24

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SAY YOU WILL BE THERE at the ton of JC Writers events we have coming up for JCAST. We are having a POETRY CRAWL at 14C on Saturday October 3rd and we will have @cyngracesylvie representing JCW at the Jersey City Book Fair. @cyngracesylvie will also having her Water Soul Speaks at St. Peter’s at Rankin Hall on October 4th and we will be having a POETRY SHOWCASE with @rescuepoetix @crystallettersofficial and @trigonis hosted by Sarah Jewell and will have an open mic for the folks that came to the POETRY CRAWL. There is so much stuff but why choose when you can HAVE IT ALL!!

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I have to say this is one of my favorite performances of this piece (broken up in 3 parts) and it was such an honor to perform it at the inaugural POETIC JUSTICE open mic. Thank you @teachingandpoetrywithtemprano for your heart and giving folks a voice.

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