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[Image description: A woman in a pink
hat sits smiling at a 2018 Dodge Poetry Festival session, with several
other smiling attendees around her.] Photo by Alex Towle Photography.
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Last
call to register for Teacher Day at
the Dodge Poetry Festival by
the deadline of Monday, October 3!
Pre-registered teachers, administrators, school counselors
and librarians can attend the Festival for free on Thursday, October
20, 2022. This day is designed especially for
educators like you, who want to rejuvenate your love for poetry,
discover new voices, reconnect with special poems, share your work at
open readings, see old friends, and receive a free Poetry Kit for
Teachers filled with poems and activities to bring back to your
school.
At the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
and in other beautiful and historic spaces around the Downtown Arts
District of Newark, New Jersey, poets ranging from U.S. Poets
Laureate to young emerging voices will come together for readings and
panel discussions that showcase the vibrancy and diversity of
contemporary poetry.
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[Image description: A Teacher Day
attendee at the 2018 Dodge Poetry Festival asks poet Sandra Cisneros a
question during her session.] Photo by Alex Towle Photography.
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Visit our
website to view the full Festival lineup, including the following
poets who will be reading at Teacher Day:
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Kim
Addonizio
Jubi
Arriola-Headley
Stacey
Balkun
Wendy
Barnes
Gabrielle
Calvocoressi
Sandra
Cisneros
Marlanda
Dekine
Camille
T. Dungy
Kari
Gunter-Seymour
Patrycja
Humienik
Rochelle
Hurt
Major
Jackson
Cindy
King
Yusef
Komunyakaa
Stephen
Kuusisto
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Shara
McCallum
Laura
McCullough
Aimee
Nezhukumatathil
Cynthia
Dewi Oka
Sharon
Olds
Willie
Perdomo
Iain
Haley Pollock
Peggy
Robles-Alvarado
Patrick
Rosal
Tom
Sleigh
Patricia
Smith
Han
VanderHart
Arisa
White
Jane
Wong
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You can
also visit our website to learn more about the benefits of attending
Teacher Day (including receiving Professional Development Hours for
your participation), and the types of events taking place that day:
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The deadline to register is Monday, October 3, 2022. Teachers who do not register by this deadline can
still purchase a 10% discounted ticket for Thursday through
NJPAC’s Box Office.
Teachers must be
employed by an accredited educational institution.
CART captioning and ASL interpretation will be available for
all featured events in Prudential Hall at NJPAC. Two
wheelchair-accessible shuttles will provide free transportation
around the Festival footprint for all four days. Dodge
Poetry is committed to creating an accessible Festival and is
exploring other accommodations we can provide to our audiences. If
you have any questions, recommendations or requests regarding
accommodations, please visit the Accessibility page of our website
and use the contact information there.
Please review our COVID-19 Safety Policy, which
currently will require all Festival goers ages 5 and up to wear
masks at all times when indoors (policy is subject to change).
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