Category Archives: Poetry 2014 Festival
Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Patrick Rosal
September 25, 2015We’re continuing our Festival Video series today with poet Patrick Rosal! Patrick reads his poems “Typhoon Poem” and “Despedida Ardiente” during the poetry sampler at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. For more info on Patrick, check out our blog about him or visit his website. Twitter: @patrickrosal *** Check back with … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: New Festival Videos!
September 18, 2015Up close. Personal. Human. Those are just a few of the qualities we hope you will love about our short videos of poetry readings from the Dodge Poetry Festival. These videos offer an even more up-close view than being at … Continue reading
In Gratitude
November 26, 2014Asked in an interview about religion and prayer, poet Gary Snyder said, “At the very least, you should say thank you.” It didn’t matter what religious views you held. If you were sitting down to a meal, sharing company with … Continue reading
You Can Support Veterans through Combat Paper and Warrior Writers
November 11, 2014In honor of Veteran’s Day, we’d like to highlight two organizations that are giving back to the veteran community. Our friends at Combat Paper NJ and Warrior Writers shared their work at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival, taking part in … Continue reading
Round-up of news stories about the Dodge Poetry Festival
October 26, 2014Check out our Storify to read news coverage and see social media photos and videos from the 15th biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival: [View the story “#DPF14: “The heart of the (Dodge Poetry Festival) is direct encounters with living … Continue reading
Inside the 15th Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
October 23, 2014Fifteen poets kicked off the 15th Biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival Thursday morning with readings of their work at the first of 120 events planned at the four-day poetry celebration. Prudential Hall at NJPAC was packed with hundreds of teachers … Continue reading
#DPF14 Social Spotlight
October 23, 2014Get an inside look at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival like never before. We rounded up news, photos, links and tweets from the Festival. Add yours with #DPF14 by posting to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram:
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival Kicks Off Thursday in Newark
October 22, 2014We hope you will join us at the 15th biennial Dodge Poetry Festival, our third held in Newark’s Downtown Arts District. Kicking off Thursday with a poetry sampler featuring 15 poets, the four days of the Festival will include 120 events and … Continue reading
2014 Featured Festival Poet: C. Dale Young
October 18, 2014Measured and precise. Reflective and kind. The artistry in C. Dale Young’s poems resonate with his “real” job. Young is a physician–an oncology radiologist–and has said that because of the demands of his work, he only writes four or five … Continue reading
Dodge Q&A: Margaret Waldock on her upcoming talk with Gary Snyder at the Dodge Poetry Festival
October 14, 2014The Dodge Q&A series is designed to introduce you to Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation staff as they share what they’re learning and thinking about as they visit with nonprofits around the state. They’ll also reveal a few things about themselves you might not … Continue reading
2014 Featured Festival Poet: A. Van Jordan
October 6, 2014One stereotypical image of a writer is a mysterious figure, sitting in a room that is darkened but for a desklamp, hunched over a notepad (or typewriter, or laptop…). The particulars of the scene may vary, but one thing … Continue reading
2014 Featured Festival Poet: Rachel Wiley
October 6, 2014Rachel Wiley is tough. A force on the slam scene, she stands at the mic, loudly and proudly delivering her thoughts on body image and the media, race relations in the U.S., gender and sexuality, tattoos and OkCupid. Rachel Wiley … Continue reading
2014 Featured Festival Poet: Tracy K. Smith
October 6, 2014We rarely think of such kitschy science fiction films as Omega Man, Soylent Green and the many sequels to the original Planet of the Apes as poetic. But in a PBS NewsHour interview, Tracy K. Smith has said she drew … Continue reading
2014 Featured Festival Poet: Gary Snyder
October 6, 2014Raised on a small dairy farm that bordered on the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, from an early age Gary Snyder had a strong sense of our connection to the natural world. Surviving on a subsistence farm in the Great … Continue reading
Poetry Update: Make Dodge Yours
October 2, 2014If you came to the 2012 Dodge Poetry Festival, you may remember that we were rolling out our new Guidebook smartphone app. It was a hit with users, with over 800 Festival-goers downloading it on their iPhones, Androids, tablets, and … Continue reading