Comments on: report from dodge: what it’s like to attend the largest poetry festival in north america http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/10/07/report-from-dodge-what-it%e2%80%99s-like-to-attend-the-largest-poetry-festival-in-north-america/ Mon, 03 May 2010 01:01:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: January http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/10/07/report-from-dodge-what-it%e2%80%99s-like-to-attend-the-largest-poetry-festival-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-2766 January Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:19:22 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=658#comment-2766 Since the festival is every two years, I encourage you to attend the next one in 2010. No matter who is scheduled to read, it is an event I think all poets and poetry lovers should attend. Sharon and Mark were excellent, both reading poems from their new books. Did you attend the Split This Rock festival in D.C. in March? I heard it was great--I was sorry to miss it. I know firsthand that D.C. has a healthy literary community. Thanks for your comments. Since the festival is every two years, I encourage you to attend the next one in 2010. No matter who is scheduled to read, it is an event I think all poets and poetry lovers should attend.

Sharon and Mark were excellent, both reading poems from their new books.

Did you attend the Split This Rock festival in D.C. in March? I heard it was great–I was sorry to miss it. I know firsthand that D.C. has a healthy literary community.

Thanks for your comments.

]]> By: kimberlee http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/10/07/report-from-dodge-what-it%e2%80%99s-like-to-attend-the-largest-poetry-festival-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-2765 kimberlee Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:05:02 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=658#comment-2765 I saw the "Fooling With Words" video and was completely enamoured with the whole festival. I will definitely plan to attend in the future. There aren't many events like that in Washington, but I hope to change that in the future. :D I would love to see Sharon Olds and Mark Doty... but all of the poets are special in their own way. It would just be so energizing to be there in the midst of all of that. I saw the “Fooling With Words” video and was completely enamoured with the whole festival. I will definitely plan to attend in the future. There aren’t many events like that in Washington, but I hope to change that in the future. :D

I would love to see Sharon Olds and Mark Doty… but all of the poets are special in their own way. It would just be so energizing to be there in the midst of all of that.

]]> By: January http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/10/07/report-from-dodge-what-it%e2%80%99s-like-to-attend-the-largest-poetry-festival-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-2764 January Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:40:20 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=658#comment-2764 Yes, the festival was full of liberals. At least you were able to take away some positives from the readings and lectures. Which poets did you most enjoy seeing, and which ones surprised you? Yes, the festival was full of liberals. At least you were able to take away some positives from the readings and lectures.

Which poets did you most enjoy seeing, and which ones surprised you?

]]> By: summer girl http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/10/07/report-from-dodge-what-it%e2%80%99s-like-to-attend-the-largest-poetry-festival-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-2763 summer girl Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:33:37 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=658#comment-2763 I was disappointed at the Dodge the way I am at nearly every arts event I attend. Why? Because liberals wrongfully assume that everyone there, being art lovers, is also a Democrat. That is just wrong, wrong, wrong. I also sigh at the time wasted by those who spend their energy poking fun and making hateful comments toward Repubs. That's acceptance? That's embracing diversity? Making fun of people because they're different from you? Puh-lease. I did have a good time anyway. I let that ugliness slide off me like water off a duck's back. Ain't no way I'm gonna let a few tight-hearted people ruin my good time in the rain! I was disappointed at the Dodge the way I am at nearly every arts event I attend. Why? Because liberals wrongfully assume that everyone there, being art lovers, is also a Democrat. That is just wrong, wrong, wrong.

I also sigh at the time wasted by those who spend their energy poking fun and making hateful comments toward Repubs. That’s acceptance? That’s embracing diversity? Making fun of people because they’re different from you? Puh-lease.

I did have a good time anyway. I let that ugliness slide off me like water off a duck’s back. Ain’t no way I’m gonna let a few tight-hearted people ruin my good time in the rain!

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