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Poetry: Philip Levine, 2012 Festival Poet

Posted on by Martin Farawell, Director, Poetry Program

For a brief introduction to his work, listen to U. S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine read “What Work Is” on the PBS News Hour, here. Philip Levine is one of those poets whose clarity of vision is so fierce his … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: 2012 Festival Main Stage Reading Line Up

Posted on by Rebecca Gambale

Thursday Evening October 11th Poetry Sampler Amiri Baraka Eavan Boland Henri Cole Nikky Finney Terrance Hayes Juan Felipe Herrera Jane Hirshfield Fanny Howe Kurtis Lamkin Dorianne Laux Ada Limón Thomas Lux Gregory Orr Patricia Smith Arthur Sze Natasha Trethewey C.K. … Continue reading

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Poetry Fridays: In the Not-So-Bleak Mid-Winter

Posted on by Rebecca Gambale

Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry In his 1991 essay, “Slow Down for Poetry,” former U.S. Poet Laureate Mark Strand wrote that poetry invites us to step out of the pace of our everyday lives and slow down.  It requires we … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: In Celebration of Poets Laureate

Posted on by Rebecca Gambale

Rebecca Gambale, Program Associate, Poetry In honor of the newly appointed United States Poet Laureate Philip Levine, we thought we’d feature an important part of every Dodge Poetry Festival – Poets Laureate both past and present. Did you know that … Continue reading

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