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This Thursday, September 28th, the bi-annual Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival begins, and will last through Sunday afternoon. The organizers have planned a star-studded line-up of poets for 20,000 poetry fans, music, educational programs, food, the works, all for a bargain price of about $1 Million (to the foundation–tickets are less). It will be held at Waterloo Village in Byram Township in New Jersey.
(Edited/Updated from here for the 2008 festival)
Here is the page of performing poets:
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival: Poets
Here is the weekend weather in Stanhope NJ:
And here is the web site of the foundation:
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
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Poetry Festivals Worldwide
(The Hay)
Poetry festivals sponsored by good organizations take place around the world throughout the year, especially spring and fall. Below is a list of some of them. If you know any of them that are missing, please let me know.
Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
Austin International Poetry Festival
Beall Poetry Festival
Belfast Poetry Festival
Berkeley Poetry Festival
Burning Word Festival
Carrboro Poetry Festival
The Chicago Poetry Fest
The Cork International Poetry Festival
Dancing Poetry Festival
Denver Poetry Festival
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
Edmonton Poetry Festival
The Guardian Hay Festival
Hay Fringe Festival
The International Poetry Festival of Medellín
Jerusalem Poetry Festival: One Square Meter
Kwani? Lit Fest Blog
Ledbury Poetry Festival
Los Angeles Poetry Festival and Noir Corridor
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac!
Manchester Poetry Festival
Massachusetts Poetry Festival
John Milton Memorial Celebration of Poets and Poetry
Newburyport Literary Festival
North Carolina Festival of the Book
Ojai Poetry Festival
Overload Poetry Festival
Palm Beach Poetry Festival
Poetry Africa
Poetry Can
The Poetry Now Festival
Portland Library Poetry Festival
Rotterdam International Poetry Festival
San Francisco Poetry Festival
Sarah Lawrence Festival
Saratoga Poetry Festival
Seacoast Poetry & Jazz Festival
Seattle Poetry Festival
Silverton Poetry Festival
Skagit River Poetry Project
Sparrows Poetry Festival
StAnza
Struga Poetry Evenings
Sunken Garden Poetry Festival
Terry Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival
Trois-Rivières International Festival of Poetry
Tucson Poetry Festival
WA Spring Poetry Festival
Wisconsin Book Festival
(Overload)
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I will be at Dodge this year, as I have for the past 4 festivals.
Great list of links. I look forward to exploring your blog.
Comment by January — September 27, 2006 @ 3:26 am
Me too! Leaving tomorrow morning.
Comment by LJ — September 27, 2006 @ 1:34 pm
Oops–wrong blogger login for that last post.
I’ll be at dodge all 4 days. Hope to see you there!
lj/lisa
Comment by LJCohen — September 27, 2006 @ 1:40 pm
Hi January,
So, you’re headed for the Dodge tomorrow. I was there two years ago, on Sunday, and hope to make it this coming Sunday. Maybe I’ll recognize you.
Thanks for stopping in. I’ll be exploring your blog too, and need to get a link up to it. Looks good.
Bud
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Hi Lisa,
I see you’re probably on your way there as I write this. I hope to meet up with you Sunday–if I can get there before you head back here to New England.
Great to see you here in blogsville, maybe in realsville too.
Bud
Comment by Bud Bloom — September 28, 2006 @ 1:42 pm
Hey Rus,
Another one for your list: (http://www.fiptr.com/index_E.html). I’ve never been, but it’s about 90 minutes north-east down the St. Lawrence from Montreal.
Peter
Comment by Peter — October 1, 2006 @ 9:35 pm
Hi Peter,
Thanks very much. I’ve just added it.
Bud
Comment by Bud Bloom — October 2, 2006 @ 1:56 am
Thanks, Bud, from me, too. I’m looking at the Palm Beach Festival.
Comment by Carolwww.saba.blogs.com — October 3, 2006 @ 3:16 am
Hi Carol,
Let me know how it goes. By the way, my oldest son is living in West Palm Beach now. He’s teaching in Florida.
Bud
Comment by Bud Bloom — October 3, 2006 @ 12:27 pm