Tag Archives: Poetry Fridays
Poetry Fridays: Wishing You Moments of Peace
December 17, 2021Marie Howe’s “Part of Eve’s Discussion” captures a moment when the world changes irreversibly. We have felt somewhat suspended in such a moment for nearly two years now, and still can’t predict how the world will be changed as we … 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 – Sharon Olds
October 2, 2015It’s Poetry Friday, and today we’re happy to share a reading by Sharon Olds featuring her poems “Sheffield Mountain Ode” and “Ode to my Whiteness” during the poetry sampler of the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. For more info on Sharon, check … Continue reading
2010 Festival Poet: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
August 20, 2010Stacey Balkun, Festival Assistant A graduate of Ohio State University’s MFA program for both poetry and creative non-fiction, Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of Miracle Fruit, At the Drive In Volcano, and a forthcoming collection from Tupelo Press. A dynamic … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: 2010 Festival Poet Oliver de la Paz
May 28, 2010Stacey Balkun, Festival Assistant Humans are drawn repeatedly to the narrative; our lives are a sequence of journeys from one place or time to another. Situating these passages within the context of geography or time can reveal themes and motifs … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: Joy Harjo
May 29, 2009Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry A member of the Muskoke/Creek Nation, Joy Harjo has said “Poetry, music and dance came into the world together. Will go out that way, together, too.” So it is no surprise that, during the Friday … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: Martín Espada
May 22, 2009Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry In “Something Escapes the Bonfire,” a poem from his collection, The Republic of Poetry, Martín Espada recounts the story of Victor Jara, the Chilean songwriter and poet murdered by Augusto Pinochet’s military junta. Fellow prisoners … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: Peter Cole
May 8, 2009Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry Robert Frost is reputed to have said, “Poetry is what is lost in translation.” Poet and translator Peter Cole told a group of students at a recent Dodge Poetry Festival: “Poetry is what is found … Continue reading