“Poetry is our most concise, expressive, and memorable way of using words to describe our existence. Beauty is one of the ways we look into the heart of existence and see the order of the universe, the order of our lives. Which means that beauty is truth. What art has the power to do is to awaken us to the fullness of our humanity.”
+ Dana Gioia, Poet Laureate of California, recited poetry and discussed its role in shaping culture at “Culture Care and Poetry,” an event sponsored by the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. He read from his most recent book 99 Poems: New and Selected and reflected with Mako Fujimura on what he learned while leading the National Endowment for the Arts. Watch more from the event here.
+ Dana Gioia, in conversation with Mako Fujimura about culture care, poetry, and the role of beauty in creative life.
+ Above, Dana Gioia recites his poetry and reflects with Brehm Center Director Mako Fujimura on what he learned while leading the National Endowment for the Arts.
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