Postcard from Dodge

That's poet Jennifer Jean in front of NJPAC.

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So I'm sitting in the hotel lobby drinking tea trying to process Dodge. I'm having a hard time deciding which picture to upload, what story to tell you and what to keep for myself, etc. Dodge is overwhelming.

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The weather has cooperated nicely. Sunny and 70s. Hard to believe it's October. In looking for a photo to upload, I came across photos from last year's Mass Poetry Festival. We were bundled up in coats.

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Yesterday was full of concurrent sessions from topics such as "American Poetries," "Tell All the Truth but Tell It Slant," and "Poetry as Prayer/Poetry as Curse." And last night's Main Stage Readings were phenomenal. I was especially proud and happy to see Oliver de la Paz read four poems beautifully, despite a bout of laryngitis.

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Current read: Bob Hicok's Words for Empty and Words for Full. Current song on iPhone: Usher's "DJ's Got Me Falling in Love Again"

More to come from Dodge.