Tag Archives: Dodge Poetry Festival 2014
Poetry Friday: Thank You, Veterans
November 11, 2016Warrior Writers At Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival from Lynn Estomin on Vimeo. In observance of Veterans Day, we present to you an excerpt from State of the Arts NJ PBS program, The Fog of War: Combat Paper and Warrior … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Think of me, Forget me not…
June 3, 2016Around Memorial Day, we as a country spend extra time remembering and honoring the veterans who have fought for us in the past, as well as those currently serving overseas. This remembrance can be a solemn time for reflection. In a thankful spirit, we … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Video – Robert Pinsky
April 22, 2016In preparation for tonight’s performance of PoemJazz at NJPAC, today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Robert Pinsky from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy his poems “Rhyme” and “Samarai Song.” For more information about Robert Pinsky, check out his website robertpinskypoet.com or follow … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Video – Aja Monet
April 15, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Aja Monet from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy her poems “Tardiness” and “The Emerging Woman After Aborting a Girl.” For more information about Aja, check out her website ajamonet.com or follow her on Twitter @aja_monet. … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Video – David Daniel
April 8, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by David Daniel from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy his poem “Ornaments.” For more information about Daniel, check out our blog about him or visit his faculty page. *** Check back with us each Friday for more Festival videos! … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Dave Caserio
March 25, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Dave Caserio from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy his poem “Forensic Love.” For more information about Dave, check out our blog about him or follow him on Facebook. *** Check back with us each Friday … Continue reading
Welcome, Spring!
March 21, 2016In many spiritual traditions, the first day of spring marks the beginning of the New Year. One of Gary Snyder’s most widely known poems, “Prayer for the Great Family” is after a Mohawk prayer. It’s an expression of gratitude that … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Video – Brendan Constantine
March 18, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Brendan Constantine from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy his poem “Dementia, My Darling.” For more information about Brendan Constantine, visit his website brendanconstantine.com or find him on Twitter @PoetBrendan. *** Check back with us each Friday … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Video – Gary Snyder
March 11, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Gary Snyder from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy poems “Mu Chi’s Persimmons,” “Why California Will Never Be Like Tuscany,” “Chiura Obata’s Moon,” and “A Letter to M.A. Who Lives Far Away.” For more … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Rita Dove
March 4, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Rita Dove from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy her poems “Canary,” “Teach Us to Number Our Days,” “Cholera” and “The Spring Cricket Considers the Question of Negritude.” For more information about Rita Dove, check out our blog … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Video – Sean Thomas Dougherty
February 26, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Sean Thomas Dougherty from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy his poem “Song for my Father.” For more information about Sean Thomas Dougherty, check out our blog about him here. *** Check back with us each Friday … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Sophie Cabot Black
February 19, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Sophie Cabot Black from the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy her poems “Already Broken,” “Somewhere in New Jersey is the Center” and “Love Poem.” For more information about Sophie Cabot Black, check out our blog … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Benjamin Alire Saenz
February 12, 2016Today’s featured Festival film this Friday before Valentine’s Day is a love poem by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, read at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy his poem “The Picking Season.” For more information about Benjamin Alire Sáenz, check out our blog about him here, … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – James Richardson
January 29, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by James Richardson at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy his poems “Essay on Wood,” “One of the Evenings” and “Northwest Passage.” For more information, check out our blog about him here, or on Poetry Foundation. … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Rachel McKibbens
January 22, 2016Today’s featured Festival film is a reading by Rachel McKibbens at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. She’s reading “But Wait, it Gets Worse,” “Torch” and “Where, After the Child’s Funeral the Poet Winds Up Stuck with God in an Elevator Again.” For more … Continue reading