In working to advance its mission to “promote the study of the world’s religions in their classical and contemporary forms,” the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) has focused on the intersections of poetry, philosophy, and religion.
Since 2017, Sherah Bloor, CSWR resident fellow, host of the poetry series, and editor-in-chief of Peripheries, has played an instrumental role in addressing the Center’s focus on poetry through programming and resources, in addition to offering a creative venue for HDS poets. Poetry Series initiatives can be viewed as a three-legged stool; talks and workshops with visiting poets, in-house poetry workshops, and the publication Peripheries.