Tag Archives: NJPAC
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
Creative Escapes in the Garden State
July 5, 2014Keep Your Creativity Alive Over the Summer Essex County This creative escape takes you to Newark, a city near and dear to our hearts. Head there this coming Thursday July 10th, when The Dodge Poetry Festival will begin a series … Continue reading
The 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival
January 17, 2014FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES, CONTACT: David Mayhew, 203-533-5621 david@davidmayhew.net Josh Balber, 973-353-8051 jbalber@njpac.org GERALDINE R. DODGE POETRY FESTIVAL TO RETURN TO THE NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND NEWARK’S DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT FOR ITS 15TH BIENNIAL FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 23-26, 2014 MORRISTOWN, … Continue reading
Giving Thanks for a Successful 2012 Dodge Poetry Festival
November 9, 2012From October 11th through the 14th, the city of Newark was full of people from thirty-four states and several foreign countries who’d come together to celebrate the written and spoken word. During those four days and in the weeks since, we’ve received … Continue reading
Festival News: Big Announcements Today!
August 8, 2012Today is a big milestone as we gear up for the 2012 Festival. We wanted to let you know where to find all of the exciting new information we’ve released today, all conveniently in one place: The full program schedule … Continue reading
Dance Festivals Bloom in New Jersey!
April 13, 2012Dance performances, galas, workshops, and two dance festivals – “Jersey Moves! A Festival of Dance” presented by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and “Dance Week” presented by the Centenary Stage Company – bloomed throughout New Jersey last month. From … Continue reading
Exciting 2012 Poetry Festival Announcements
April 10, 2012At today’s 2012 Festival Press Conference, we had some big announcements to make with the help of NJPAC and Newark’s Mayor Cory Booker. It was a wonderful day with a lot of exciting updates about the 2012 Poetry Festival. Who … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Save the Date!
March 9, 2012The Board of Trustees and the staff of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are pleased to announce that the Dodge Poetry Festival, the largest poetry event in North America, will return to Newark October 11th to October 14th, 2012. The … Continue reading
Festival 2010: Take the Trolley to the Ironbound
October 1, 2010The 2010 Poetry Festival is within walking distance of Newark’s Ironbound district, famous for its many Spanish and Portuguese restaurants, cafes and bakeries. Through the generous cooperation of the Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau, we have arranged for a … Continue reading
The 2010 Festival Village
August 25, 2010Get acquainted with the conveniently walkable Downtown Newark Arts District through our newly added Festival Village page. Here you can see the layout of the charming and historically rich area which will be transformed into a Poetry Village for the … Continue reading
A Poetry Village
February 5, 2010Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry Part of what has been unique about the Dodge Poetry Festival since the first in 1986 is the feeling it engenders of being in a place made for poetry. We live in a culture and … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: A Place for Poetry
October 9, 2009Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry A number of years ago, Founding Director Jim Haba wrote of the Dodge Poetry Festival that it provided “a space in which poetry can assume its rightful place at the center of our imaginative and … Continue reading