Our speaker will be poet James Crews, who will present a talk entitled "Kindness Will Save the World," sharing both poems and essays that illuminate the essential nature of compassion and connection at this fractured time in our lives. Crews is the author of the essay collection, Kindness Will Save the World, and editor of several bestselling poetry anthologies, including: Healing the Divide, The Path to Kindness, and How to Love the World. He has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, and in People Magazine, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post.