Author Archives: Dodge Poetry
“It is burning./ It is dreaming./ It is waking up.”
July 16, 2021The 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
Submissions Open for DPF2022
February 19, 2021It feels like just yesterday that we wrapped up the 2020 Dodge Poetry Festival (which ran from October 22 – November 1 this past fall), but it’s been a few months now, and it’s time to start thinking about 2022! … Continue reading
Poetry for Valentine’s Day
February 12, 2021Valentine’s Day is a special time for poetry–a day when many people turn to poets for help expressing their love to someone special. Of course, romantic love doesn’t have a monopoly on great poetry. Poets can help us find words … Continue reading
Honoring Black History Month with Poetry
February 5, 2021Black 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
Going virtual with #DPF20
June 26, 2020Every other year since 1986, the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival has often gone off with hardly a discernible hitch. But life, of course, has its twists and turns, and the Festival has prevailed through some really unexpected ones. Who … Continue reading
“The way anger dwells in a man / Who studies the history of his nation”
June 5, 2020On Tuesday, our President & CEO Tanuja Dehne took to the Dodge Blog to state the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation’s commitment to anti-racism and condemnation of white supremacy. You can read her full remarks here. In addition, Dodge Poetry is … Continue reading
Remembering Eavan Boland
April 28, 2020Eavan 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
Ask a Poet: Gregory Orr
October 12, 2018Welcome 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 and … Continue reading
Ask a Poet: Ellen Bass
October 5, 2018Welcome 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
Top Spots to Visit When You’re In Newark for the Dodge Poetry Festival
October 3, 2018Meet Lauren Craig, Newark’s Glambassador, at the Newark Arts Festival, starting tomorrow, October 4th through Sunday, 7th. For more information, including details about the Newark Arts & Dodge Poetry partnership event called “Poems in the Key of Life,” visit … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Ask Krista Tippett
September 28, 2018Today we’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled “Ask a Poet” blogs, and taking the opportunity to get to know Krista Tippett, host of the public radio show and podcast On Being. The show grapples with what it means … Continue reading
Ask a Poet: Nicole Homer
September 21, 2018Welcome 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
Ask a Poet: William Evans
September 19, 2018Welcome 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
Ask a Poet: David Young
September 14, 2018Welcome 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
Dodge Poetry Festival Updates
September 12, 2018Click here for the full Press Release Highlights of the Upcoming Four-Day Festival at NJPAC and Newark’s Downtown Arts District 150+ events during Oct. 18-21 Festival include Poetry Samplers with multiple poets in back-to-back readings, Main Stage Readings and Krista Tippett … Continue reading
