Why is Poetry Paths in the City of Lancaster?
Poetry Paths is designed to promote the literary and visual arts as an opportunity for civic engagement. Poetry Paths will amplify a diverse chorus of voices in the city by enticing the citizenry to fully participate in a project designed to broaden the public perception of what constitutes “art.” To establish and produce Poetry Paths, we will welcome as many new local voices to join the conversation as is feasible. We anticipate that, for many, this may be the first opportunity they have had to help select public art, to experience the power and art of poetry, and to impact the vibrant Lancaster arts scene publicly. We also expect the project to create numerous art-making opportunities for Pennsylvania artists and writers. The arts in Lancaster have also proven to be good business. Some of the country’s most notable smaller cities have gained national reputations—and bolstered their economic coffers—by foregrounding their commitment to public art and promoting themselves as centers fo
