WednesdayWisdom: Poet and NEA Translation Fellow David Shook


By Rebecca Sutton
quote by David Shook

"The arts matter because they teach us how to be more fully human. I think that's incredibly important, especially in today's world as we seek to engage and connect with people who on the surface, superficially, seem unlike us." -- David Shook

Read our interview with poet and 2016 NEA Translation Fellow David Shook here. And stay tuned for our upcoming announcement of the new class of NEA Translation Fellows.