Poetry Fridays: Sharon Olds
Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry If the word “ode” summons up strains of Beethoven or lines from the English Romantics, listen to Sharon Olds’ “Ode to a Composting Toilet” and “Ode to a...
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Poetry Fridays: 2010 Festival Poet Marjorie Barnes
Khalil Murrell, Program Associate, Poetry What is the connection between music and poetry? Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan come to mind as singers whose lyrics are said to be rather “poetic.” Some...
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Poetry: Thomas Lux, 2012 Festival Poet
Talking to students at the Dodge Festival in 2000, Thomas Lux described his life as a poet as “like any other job. You pack your lunch pail and you go to work.” This very down-to-earth approach of...
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Ask a Poet: Marina Carreira
This fall, we’re hosting a High School Regional Mini-Festival at the Paul Robeson Center in Newark. Through readings and performances, Q&As and discussions, a group of poets will engage with...
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