August 1, 2018
When Things Fall Apart: Leadership in Desperate Times
I’ve been thinking about the connection between literature, politics, and leadership because I gave a talk, “When Things Fall Apart: Leadership in Desperate Times,” in James M. Van Wyck’s terrific […]
October 26, 2016
Poetry and Leadership: Part II
Continued from “Poetry and Leadership: Part I.” In thinking about reading and writing poetry as part of a practice of engagement, there are a few poems that have become touchstone […]
October 14, 2016
Poetry and Leadership: Part I
This post is an adaptation of a talk I gave at last weekend’s Imagining America National Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The medium of poetry is language—not some alternate language to that […]