Category Archives: Poetry
Carpe NPM
April 21, 2017There’s just about one week left in April; if you’re looking for ways to savor the end of National Poetry Month, check out the Academy of American Poets’ 30 ways to celebrate national poetry month. This list includes suggestions ranging … Continue reading
April is the Coolest Month
April 14, 2017Photo by Giulia van Pelt “Poetry…flexes muscles you don’t use often enough. Poetry expands the senses and keeps them in prime condition. It keeps you aware of your nose, your eye, your ear, your tongue, your hand.” –Ray Bradbury Celebrating … Continue reading
Calling All Educators: You’re Invited to Spring & Fountain Online
April 7, 2017It’s a simple premise—people gather together to sit in a circle, read poetry aloud to each other, and talk about the poems, all with the accompaniment of a seasoned poet. For many years, New Jersey educators have been doing just … Continue reading
Poetry & Migration: Join Us Friday for Birds of May
March 24, 2017Join us on Friday, March 31st at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, when we will celebrate the NJ premiere of Jared Flescher’s Birds of May, the newest installment of The Creature Show, with poetry by Cynthia Arrieu-King and Catherine Doty. It will … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Inauguration Poems of the Past
January 20, 2017Today 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
Poetry Friday: Thank You, Veterans
November 11, 2016Warrior Writers At Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival from Lynn Estomin on Vimeo. In observance of Veterans Day, we present to you an excerpt from State of the Arts NJ PBS program, The Fog of War: Combat Paper and Warrior … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Thank You
October 28, 2016Surely there must be a more expansive word than gratitude for what I experienced during the four days of the 2016 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. It is a feeling of having ones too often closed heart unlock in response … Continue reading
Ask a Poet: AARON SMITH
October 18, 2016Welcome to Ask a Poet, where each week we will present (in no particular order) a Q&A with a poet who will be coming to the Dodge Poetry Festival this October 20-23. Through these blogs, you’ll be able to get to … Continue reading
Ask a Poet: STEPHANIE LENOX
October 17, 2016Welcome to Ask a Poet, where each week we will present (in no particular order) a Q&A with a poet who will be coming to the Dodge Poetry Festival this October 20-23. Through these blogs, you’ll be able to get to … Continue reading
Ask a Poet: MICHAEL KLEIN
October 16, 2016Welcome to Ask a Poet, where each week we will present (in no particular order) a Q&A with a poet who will be coming to the Dodge Poetry Festival this October 20-23. Through these blogs, you’ll be able to get to … Continue reading
Ask a Poet: HONORÉE FANONNE JEFFERS
October 15, 2016Welcome to Ask a Poet, where each week we will present (in no particular order) a Q&A with a poet who will be coming to the Dodge Poetry Festival this October 20-23. Through these blogs, you’ll be able to get to … Continue reading
Ask A Poet: NICKOLE BROWN
October 14, 2016Welcome to Ask a Poet, where each week we will present (in no particular order) a Q&A with a poet who will be coming to the Dodge Poetry Festival this October 20-23. Through these blogs, you’ll be able to get to … Continue reading
Ask a Poet: BRYAN BORLAND
October 7, 2016Welcome to Ask a Poet, where each week we will present (in no particular order) a Q&A with a poet who will be coming to the Dodge Poetry Festival this October 20-23. Through these blogs, you’ll be able to get to … Continue reading
#BetterNJ Twitter Chat: Get Psyched for the Dodge Poetry Festival
October 4, 2016Newark will be buzzing with poetry for four days when the Dodge Poetry Festival takes over nine venues in the Brick City October 20-23. We’re jump-starting the Festival excitement with a Twitter chat on poetry with Festival insider tips featuring … Continue reading
Ask A Poet: CELESTE GAINEY
September 30, 2016Welcome to Ask a Poet, where each week we will present (in no particular order) a Q&A with a poet who will be coming to the Dodge Poetry Festival this October 20-23. Through these blogs, you’ll be able to get … Continue reading
