How Does Poetry Fit in With the Puerto Rico Situation?

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There's some very interesting connections between how we think about and address law on the one hand and the other. After Hurricane Maria and after going to the islands and seeing some of the effects of the hurricane I started writing poems again. Since then I've written 10 poems, all of which have a connection to the Puerto Rico situation One of them was published in common wheel earlier this year as a poem about Hurricane Maria.

This week David and Curtis are joined by David Skeel, one of the world’s leading experts on bankruptcy law and the Chairman of the Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico, which was responsible for helping the territory restructure and cut its public debt by 80%. David brings a unique perspective as both a legal scholar and follower of Christ, particularly around how our understanding of debt can and should image Biblical values while not being strictly prescribed by Biblical law.

-Getting Puerto Rico’s Financial House Back in Order (WSJ) - Natalie Jaresko and David Skeel

-The Law, The Gospel, and David Skeel (The Pennsylvania Gazette)

-Practicing Poetry, Teaching Law - David Skeel

-Poem | Hurakan Despacito, by David Skeel

Follow Curtis’ work at RedeemingBabel.org

Produced by Kris Carter