Penn State Altoona professor to serve as featured poet at New Jersey festival

Todd Davis

Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, had his poem, "Freeze and Thaw," nominated for a Pushcart Prize by the literary journal “Chautauqua.” His latest book, “Ditch Memory: New & Selected Poems,” and his poem, "Goat Dream," were featured by "Verse Daily."

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ALTOONA, Pa. — Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, will be a featured poet at the Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark, New Jersey.

The biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the largest poetry event in North America, takes place Oct. 17-19 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Davis will read from his new book, “Ditch Memory: New & Selected Poems,” on three separate panels: "Writing Our Land: Environmental Justice," "A Poet's Heart Is Always Breaking," and "Griots, Troubadours and MCs: Poetry and the Oral Tradition."

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