Everywhere we look we see a fallen world. Smoke is rising from the fractured landscape, horns and sirens sound in the distance, unidentified vehicles flash across the sky. Our phones are filled with messages that tell us that things will never be the same, that the future is dangerous and unknowable.
Poetry has survived every era of human history. It is one of our most resilient artforms and perhaps the greatest storytelling tool that we have developed.
Whether it’s the Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh, the ancient Indian Mahabharata, or the fragments of Sappho, poetry has told the human story of resilience and hope across cultures and through time.
Join moderator Sean Cranbury in conversation with four outstanding contemporary poets as they discuss the importance of poetry as a storytelling tool and how it can speak to us in time of uncertainty and chaos. When we need it most.
