Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
Warrior Writers is proud that our members were among the honored poets performing at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Kevin Basl, Chantelle Bateman, Jeremy Stainthorp Berggren, Jen Pacanowski, Jan Barry, Carlos Sirah, Jon Turner and Eli Wright, Lovella Calica all read in “Another Kind of Courage,” a special program at the 2014 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. The Dodge Poetry Festival is widely acknowledged as the largest poetry event in North America, representing the most eminent poets from the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Nobel Laureates Octovio Paz and Derek Walcott have appeared at the Festival, along with poets from Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Ghana, Ireland, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Vietnam and the United States.