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Gallery Talk | Poetry in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden with Daniel Fitzpatrick
Wed, May 8th at 12:30 PM
Join us in the galleries each Wednesday for weekly talks with artists, curators, and other special guests. During these casual conversations, we’ll take a close look at different works currently on view at NOMA.
This week, NOMA Creative Assembly member Daniel Fitzpatrick takes us on a poetic stroll through the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Through original poems inspired by the works and their setting, Fitzpatrick will invite listeners to renewed engagement with art, nature, and the challenges both pose to the human heart. Meet at the Besthoff Sculpture Garden’s main entrance on Dueling Oaks Drive to the left of the museum’s front steps. There are wheelchairs available upon request.
No registration is required. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public seven days a week. When you arrive, please wait at the Besthoff Sculpture Garden office for directions.
About Daniel Fitzpatrick
Daniel Fitzpatrick is the author of the novel Only the Lover Sings. Born in New Orleans, he studied philosophy at the University of Dallas, and he holds an MA in philosophy from Holy Apostles College and an MPhil in creative writing from Trinity College Dublin. His translation of the Divine Comedy was published in 2021 for the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. His poetry and essays have appeared in places like Dappled Things, New Oxford Review, and Ocean State Review. He is the editor of Joie de Vivre, a journal of art, culture, and letters for South Louisiana, and he teaches English at Jesuit High School in New Orleans.