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Poetry Fridays: Wishing You Moments of Peace

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Marie 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

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“It is burning./ It is dreaming./ It is waking up.”

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The Ironbound district of Newark, New Jersey (home of the Dodge Poetry Festival), is one of the most toxic neighborhoods in the country. Maria Lopez-Nuñez, a Honduran-American resident there, is waging a war for environmental justice. She is part of the Ironbound … Continue reading

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Honoring Black History Month with Poetry

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Black poets have played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of American poetry. In honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing a list of just some of the 2020 Dodge Poetry Festival videos to revisit or watch for the first time this February, including sessions curated by Cave Canem and the Academy of … Continue reading

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Remembering Eavan Boland

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Eavan Boland was the dream guest for anyone managing a large poetry event. She was gracious and kind with everyone, onstage and backstage, whether signing books, participating in a panel conversation, or being driven to the airport. Whether with Dodge … Continue reading

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Ask a Poet: Joseph O. Legaspi

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Welcome back to our Ask a Poet blog series! Leading up to the 2018 Dodge Poetry Festival, we will be putting the spotlight on poets you can see at #DPF18, October 18-21. Learn more about a new Festival Poet every Wednesday … Continue reading

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Ask a Poet: Joy Ladin

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Ask a Poet blogs are back! Leading up to the 2018 Dodge Poetry Festival, we will be putting the spotlight on the poets you can see at #DPF18, October 18-21. Learn more about a new Festival Poet every Wednesday and … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: The Poetry Coalition

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Imagine walking into an airy, beautiful, contemporary building with 50,000 poetry books, one of the largest audio and video archives of poetry in the word, a small theater for readings, spaces dedicated to workshops, meetings and conferences, and its own little … Continue reading

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The Opposite of Hate

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  For a direct response to the events in Charlottesville, see Dodge President and CEO Chris Daggett’s blog. As a team of poets who have read, written and presented poetry throughout our lives, we believe it can do the opposite … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Thanks for a Great School Year!

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As we launch ourselves into vacations, beaches, and summer book reading, Dodge Poetry is taking some time to reflect on the classroom excitement we had this past Spring, bringing Dodge Poets into high schools.  These visits are a chance for … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Inauguration Poems of the Past

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Today is Inauguration Day, and we invite you to spend some time with the six poems that have been part of inauguration ceremonies of the past. While poems are often part of public ceremony, it wasn’t until 1961 that an inaugural poem was … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Sophie Cabot Black

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  Today’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

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Poetry in the Classroom: Giving Voice

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The Poetry Read-Around   CONCEPT: Building on last month’s “Listening to Poetry” activities, “Giving Voice” opens up the experience of listening to poems aloud by inviting everyone in the room to participate as a reader. “Giving Voice” also offers an … Continue reading

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Poetry in the Classroom: Listening to Poetry

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From Homer to Hip Hop   Concept: In The Sounds of Poetry, Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky writes that the reader’s body is the medium of the poem: not the page, the human body. If you think about the … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Festival Videos – Mark Doty

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It’s Friday, so we’ve got footage for you! Today’s Festival video is a reading by the beloved Mark Doty at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival. Enjoy!   *** Check back with us each Friday for more Festival videos! Dodge Poetry Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | dodgepoetry.org

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Poetry in the Classroom: Welcome to the Poetry Zone!

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Once a month throughout the school year, our Poetry blog will feature ideas and activities for classroom use.  All these posts will focus on creating opportunities that invite students to experience a personal connection to poetry.  An easy way to … Continue reading

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