Workshops will explore connections between poetry and jazz. Continue Reading →
NJPAC will offer an array of online poetry events, for teens and adults, this fall
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Dodge Poetry Festival will be online-only this year
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Kean Univ. will present ‘Selected Shorts’ show with Cerveris, Ivey and Masur
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Show is scheduled for Nov. 16 at Enlow Recital Hall. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Literature, Hillside
Poet Danny Shot evokes essence of NJ in new book, ‘Works’
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You can read Shot’s ‘How to Write the Great Jersey Poem’ here. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Literature, Hoboken
Patti Smith will make an appearance at the Montclair Literary Festival
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Will read from her book ‘Devotion (Why I Write)’ and perform music with Lenny Kaye at hour-long March 18 event. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Literature, Montclair
Princeton professor Tracy K. Smith named U.S. Poet Laureate
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Won Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for ‘Life on Mars.’ Continue Reading →
Filed under: Literature, Princeton
All-star cast pays tribute to Ralph Ellison at Moody jazz festival kickoff concert
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Wynton Marsalis, Patti Austin and Angelique Kidjo are among performers in evening of music and readings. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Jazz, Literature, Newark
Many of nation’s greatest poets converge in Newark for Dodge Poetry Festival
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Event takes place Oct. 20-23 at NJPAC and other venues. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Literature, Newark
Words of wonder: Dodge Poetry Festival to return to Newark in October
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Renowned writers will gather at NJPAC and other city venues for biennial fest. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Literature, Newark
Little City Books presents four authors in ‘Writers’ Roundtable’
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Dodge Poetry Festival: A multitude of masters
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“I don’t consider a poem done until this happens,” said Richard Blanco, Thursday, making a vague gesture with his hands to signify the “this,” but clearly meaning: until the poem is read in a public setting. Until the words travel from his mouth to the ears of living, breathing poetry lovers, listening attentively. There will be a whole lot of “this” happening through Sunday at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and other Newark venues, as the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival — a biennial event that constitutes the largest poetry event in North America — completes its four-day run. For all the festival information, visit dodgepoetry.org. Thursday’s events started out with something akin to a musical jam session: A “Poetry Sampler” at NJPAC’s largest performance space, Prudential Hall. Continue Reading →
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Dodge Poetry Festival: What you need to know
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The largest poetry event in North America, the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, takes place at NJPAC and other Newark venues this week, Thursday through Sunday, with 70 writers reading and talking about poetry. For all the information, visit dodgepoetry.org. But here are some facts, to give you a quick overview. 1. This is the 15th Dodge Poetry Festival. Continue Reading →