Tag Archives: Thomas Lux
Poetry: Thomas Lux, 2012 Festival Poet
August 20, 2012Talking to students at the Dodge Festival in 2000, Thomas Lux described his life as a poet as “like any other job. You pack your lunch pail and you go to work.” This very down-to-earth approach of reveals something essential … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: What do you mean by “giving voice”?
May 25, 2012Lately you may have heard us referring to Giving Voice, a series of poetry exploration groups and part of our Clearing the Spring, Tending the Fountain program for New Jersey teachers. But “giving voice” is also an overarching theme of … Continue reading
Share the Love
February 14, 2012By Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry It’s years ago, at a wedding: I see a man standing stiffly in a suit that stretches tight across his broad shoulders. He has one of those powerful, thickly muscular builds you know does … Continue reading
I Imagine, Therefore I Am
March 11, 2011Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry Each spring, the Dodge Poetry Program offers poetry immersion groups for New Jersey Teachers. We don’t call them seminars or workshops because they are neither. The sessions are based on certain assumptions about the nature … Continue reading