Situated in historic Waterloo Village in northern New Jersey, the Festival offers four days of poetry readings and poetry-centered events -- discussions, conversations, and workshops -- for students, teachers, and the general public.

"They call it a festival, but it's more like a carnival . . . and you're the ride," says poet Kurtis Lamkin, who captivates the crowd with his tapestry of joyful sights and sounds of African-American urban street life. From big tents to small workshops, people throng to hear some of the best poets in America and share their thoughts on the craft of poetry. Surveying the sunny atmosphere of young and old reading and speaking poetry together, Georgia poet Coleman Barks remarks, "It's amazing that so many people can be genuinely excited about fooling with words."

For more information:
Internet: Dodge Poetry Festival (www.grdodge.org/poetry/)
Fax: (973) 540-1211
Phone: (973) 540-8443 ext.139
Mailing Address:
Poetry Festival
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
163 Madison Avenue
P.O. Box 1239
Morristown, NJ 07962-1239

2000 Festival: September 21, 22, 23, and 24

Photo by Lynn Saville