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SUMMARY:Vanderbilt Reading Series: Poetry & Our Spiritual Lives (New York 
 Campus)
LOCATION:The Refectory at Vanderbilt University–New York City
DESCRIPTION:The Vanderbilt Reading Series will welcome Pádraig Ó Tuama and
  Tracy K. Smith for Poetry & Our Spiritual Lives: A Reading and Panel Dis
 cussion\, in conjunction with Vanderbilt University–New York City. Throug
 h deep attention and thoughtful language\, at its best\, poetry makes roo
 m for revelations that transcend headlines of geopolitical conflicts and 
 cultural battles. Poetry urges us to inhabit a more contemplative realm o
 f existence\, however mysterious\, and to observe how we are miraculously
  convened on Earth. This landmark reading gathers prominent American writ
 ers whose essays and poetry instigate greater awareness of our spiritual 
 journeys and the clarity of vision we seek.\n\nPádraig Ó Tuama is a poet 
 with interests in language\, violence\, power\, and religion. He is the h
 ost of On Being’s Poetry Unbound and has published volumes of poetry\, es
 says\, a memoir and theology. Kitchen Hymns was shortlisted for the Lambd
 a Literary Award. His two anthologies from the Poetry Unbound series have
  gathered widespread praise\, with author Elif Shafak calling it “Mesmeri
 sing\, magical\, deeply moving…” In September 2026\, his collection Love 
 Between Men will be published\, and he will take up the role as the Mello
 n Professor of Spirituality and Poetry at Yale Divinity School.\n\nFormer
  Poet Laureate of the United States\, Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-
 winning poet\, memoirist\, editor\, translator and librettist. Smith is t
 he author of six poetry collections: The Forest\, forthcoming from Graywo
 lf\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/48284b39-2612-439a-b353-15df6f07f2f6
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