Name: The Art of Poetry and the Gift of Attention
Start: 2026-04-18T11:45:00-0400
End: 2026-04-18T12:30:00-0400

The Art of Poetry and the Gift of Attention

Saturday April 18, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm EDT

Prince Conference Center, Board Room

Abram Van Engen has been reaching a wide range of listeners for the past five years with his popular podcast Poetry For All and his book Word Made Fresh: An Invitation to Poetry for the Church. He explores poetry as a gift of attention, and he explains why this gift might be worth our time, including how to sift poems and take them up in ways that deepen our spiritual lives.

Book signing follows in the Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room

Speakers

Abram VanEngen

Abram Van Engen is the Stanley Elkin Professor of the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis. His books include City on a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism (2020) and Word Made Fresh: An Invitation to Poetry for the Church (2024), named Best Book of 2024 in Cul... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 11:45am - 12:30pm EDT
Prince Conference Center, Board Room

Concurrent Session, Solo Session

2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Abram VanEngen

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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Abram VanEngen

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