Tag Archives: Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
Poetry Fridays: In Memory of Lucille Clifton
February 19, 2010Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry When Lucille Clifton set out to be a poet she had no models to follow; the figures in the canon did not look or speak like her, did not have her stories to tell. She … Continue reading
Are You A Fan?
February 10, 2010Molly de Aguiar, Program Associate If you are a regular reader of the Dodge blog, you know that we’re constantly encouraging you to join us on Facebook and on Twitter too. And not just because we want to share Dodge … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: Tony Hoagland
January 29, 2010Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry In “Romantic Moment,” which he read at the 2006 Dodge Poetry Festival, Tony Hoagland manages to turn both love poetry and nature poetry on their heads. For centuries, poets have asserted that poetry forces us … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: Linda Gregg
January 22, 2010Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry Linda Gregg’s observation of the two horses in “The Weight,” one of two poems she read at the 2006 Dodge Poetry Festival, is reverent, and the poem’s tone is almost prayerful. It is as if, … Continue reading
Poetry Fridays: Back to School
September 11, 2009Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry Now that Labor Day has passed, schools everywhere are back in session. I hope teachers consider this blog, and the Dodge YouTube channel, as resources. When Poetry Fridays was launched this past April, I imagined … Continue reading
