Susan Justiniano
RescuePoetix, Susan Justiniano, first Puerto Rican and woman Poet Laureate of Jersey City, NJ, found her performance voice in Jersey City. In 2006 RescuePoetix™ emerged as a business entity designed to meet artists’ business and collaborative needs. In addition to being a published and performing poet, RescuePoetix™ has recorded over fifty original poems to music, in English and Spanish, and is deeply immersed in the Arts across communities through collaborations, grant writing, event production and actively working in a variety of capacities of several arts organization in Jersey City, Oradell, Paterson, NJ and prívate entities. In 2021, RescuePoetix placed 4th in the NAMI NJ Dara Axelrod Expressive Arts Poetry Contest with “Food is Family”. She also serves as the Puerto Rico representative for the 2021 Grand Marshall Class for the Jersey City West Indian American Caribbean American Carnival Association. She is the Poet in Residence for Walk_Bye Public Art, founded by Catalina Aranguren, Jersey City NJ. Susan also serves on the Hudson County Community College Poetry Collective, as an adviser, collaborator and event producer. She is also the Regional Leader for Free Mom Hugs NJ – Hudson County and performed at the first Pride in the Park in Jersey City NJ.