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Why Our Politics Needs Poetry: Dr. Mehan on his New Book

Find out why Dr. Mehan believes that “a healthy politics requires a healthy poetics.” He discusses the importance of poetry in the formation of leaders. It’s not all fun and games, at The Heights, when our boys are memorizing. They are both memorizing and readying themselves for prudential statesmanship. Dr. Mehan pulls it all together for us, and offers an introduction to his forthcoming book:  a children’s poetry book that Hamlet should have read.

To preorder your M5, visit:
www.mythicalmammals.com

Also, you can follow Dr. Mehan on Twitter here:
https://twitter.com/MTMehan

About the Guest

Matt Mehan

Associate Dean & Assistant Professor of Government, Graduate School of Government, Hillsdale College
Dr. Matthew Mehan is the Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Government for the Steve and Amy Van Andel Graduate School of Government on Capitol Hill. He has been teaching and designing humanities curricula for twenty years. Dr. Mehan is a graduate of the University of Dallas and the valedictorian of his class. He received a B.A. in politics, ...
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