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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

“Why Beauty Matters” — an evening with poet Dana Gioia

Internationally acclaimed poet Dana Gioia visited Biola on Wednesday, November 13th to give a lecture on “Why Beauty Matters”.
California State Poet Laureate Dana Gioia speaks on how writers and Christians can reconcile their love for all things beautiful.
Kelly Van Duine, Staff Writer November 17, 2024

The heart of poet Dana Gioia’s work is being able to capture the beauty of God’s creation: “What beauty does is beauty draws us to the infinite number of perfections of creation. It calls forth things in ourselves. The same way it did to me as a kid not knowing this - it calls forth to us to achieve...