Poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama spent the second week of September virtually touring Eastern Mennonite University: speaking in chapels, colloquia, and classes; chatting with pastors and LGBTQ+ groups; and networking with community organizations, including NPR’s local radio station affiliate WMRA and JMU’s Furious Flower Poetry Center.
All of these events were live streamed on Facebook via the EMU page. Those who registered to attend received a webinar link and were able to interact with Ó Tuama through Q & A.
His book In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World (Hodder & Stoughton, 2015) is this year’s Common Read selection, one book the campus community is encouraged to read, reflect on, and engage with.
The author of four books of poetry and prose, Ó Tuama is known for integrating themes of language, power, conflict and religion. He is also a peacebuilder and mediator. From 2014-19, he led the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organisation. He hosts the Poetry Unbound podcast from On Being Studios.
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