Tag Archives: poetry-in-the-schools
Poetry Friday: Thanks for a Great School Year!
July 7, 2017As we launch ourselves into vacations, beaches, and summer book reading, Dodge Poetry is taking some time to reflect on the classroom excitement we had this past Spring, bringing Dodge Poets into high schools. These visits are a chance for … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: Grateful for A Wonderful School Year
June 19, 2015As the school year comes to an end, we want to thank the teachers and faculty who make our High School programs a success. They do a great deal of legwork to enrich their students’ education with a live poetry … Continue reading
The Close of a Busy School Year
May 23, 2014Spotswood High School Students with Dodge Poet Emari DiGiorgio. Photo Credit: Lauren Rutten Students from North Star Academy in Newark listen to a reading. Photo Credit: Lauren Rutten This spring was a flurry of activity for the Dodge Poetry Program. … Continue reading
The 2014 Common Gathering Recap
May 16, 2014On May 3rd, teachers from all over New Jersey who had participated in our Spring & Fountain program came together at Princeton Day School for the Common Gathering. It was a beautiful day full of poetry, with many great conversations … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Poetry Initiative
December 11, 2012blessing the boats may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear Lucille Clifton In the 2012-2013 school year, the Dodge Poetry in the Schools Program is directing … Continue reading
Poetry Friday: High School Events, Fall 2011
September 23, 2011Michele Russo, Poetry Coordinator We’re pretty excited. This fall, we’re visiting High Schools that have never hosted a Dodge Poetry Event before. They may have attended the Dodge Poetry Festival or attended another High School’s Mini-Festival. The teachers may have … Continue reading
Exploring Poetry with Voorhees High School
April 15, 2011Rebecca Gambale, Program Associate, Poetry What is it that poetry does? Michael Cirelli explored this idea with students of Voorhees High School last week in a classroom conversation, presenting them with Jack Gilbert’s poem “Forgotten Dialect of the Heart“. “How astonishing … Continue reading
