Vanderbilt Centennial Profressor of English and American Poet Mark Jarman gave the National Poetry Month convocation presentation in chapel on Friday, April 15 to conclude Belmont’s 2015-16 academic theme, “Living in a Global Community.”
Jarman discussed the role of prayer, personal and public, and the creative arts with special attention to the unique kinds of devotional expression accorded poetic language. The event was sponsored by the Office of the Provost.