Jane Scharl on Poetry for Beginners, Patronizing the Arts, and Saving the World Through Beauty

In this episode:

• ISI’s own Jane Scharl joins the podcast to talk about her work as a professional poet and playwright
• why everyone needs to appreciate the fine arts to be fully human, and how to get started for beginners
• why beauty changes and saves the world by changing and saving souls, and how to become a patron of artists to produce more beautiful things

Texts Mentioned:

• Sonnez Les Matines by Jane Scharl
• A People’s Tragedy by Orlando Figes
• Apollo and Daphne myth
• The Aeneid by Virgil
• “Can Poetry Matter?” by Dana Gioia
• Beowulf
• Wiseblood Books
• Slant Books
• St. Louis IX Art Society
• Pushkin by Jonathan Leaf
• jcscharl.com

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