Category Archives: Poetry 2012 Festival
Poetry Friday: High School Student Day FAQs
March 30, 2012October 12, 2012 Newark, NJ “The Festival gave me a new outlook on poetry. Poetry is an outlet for escape and it gives the world meaning.” -Yasmine, 12th Grade “The highlight for me was being able to listen to and … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Our New Website
March 16, 2012Now that you have the dates of the 2012 Festival, we want to make your experience from now to October 11th as easy, informative and exciting as possible. For the past few months the staff of the Dodge Poetry Program … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Save the Date!
March 9, 2012The Board of Trustees and the staff of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are pleased to announce that the Dodge Poetry Festival, the largest poetry event in North America, will return to Newark October 11th to October 14th, 2012. The … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Festival Video Online
February 24, 2012Poetry Program Staff Teachers often ask us how they can obtain copies of the video recordings shot at the Dodge Festival. They know that listening to poets read and discuss their work is often the best way to break through … 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
