Called “Wordstock” by The New York
Times, the Dodge Poetry Festival has
involved more than 500 poets.
Other poets who will be participating in readings and discussions at various times throughout
the four-day event include James
Arthur, Jennifer Bartlett, Barbara
Crocker, Catherine Doty, Camille T.
Dungy, R.G. Evans, Kevin Goodan,
Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Ona Gritz,
Tung Hui-Hu, Ishion Hutchinson,
A. Van Jordan, Vasiliki Katsarou,
Burt Kimmelman, Stephen Kuusisto, Rebecca Lindenberg, Jamaal
May, Tomas Q. Morin, Khalil Murrell, Yehoshua November, January
Gill O’Neil, Priscilla Orr, Brenda
Shaughnessy, Daniel Simpson,
Donna Baier Stein, Bridget Talone,
Dan Vera, Gary J. Whitehead, and
Sander Zulauf.
The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry
Festival, an initiative of the
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
held biennially in even-numbered
years since 1986, is a celebration of poetry that immerses participants in four days of readings,
performances, and conversations.
In its 26-year history, the Dodge
Poetry Festival has involved more
than 500 poets, including Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and an unparalleled array of
much-published and award-winning poets.
The Dodge Poetry Festival is
the largest poetry event in North
America. Called “Wordstock” by
The New York Times, audience
members have the opportunity to
hear performances from and interact with dozens of the world’s
foremost poets.
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