# Mark DeSantis: 2023 Junior Fellows Program Display Day

2023 Junior Fellow Mark DeSantis explored the power of storytelling in poetry by examining two pieces and their significance within the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection. By looking into the background information of the poets and poems, we are able to gain insight to the motivation for the creation of these works. However, this project went further than just looking into these poems; it emphasizes the importance of the whole collection. Just through the select poems we are able to view a vast and intense set of emotions, all on important topics and themes. Mark DeSantis argued that in exploring the collection, one can gain a deeper appreciation of not only the poetry, but other works written by African American authors. In conclusion, Mark highlighted the power of poetry in conveying messages through the exploration of the select poems and their historical context. By understanding this, one is better able to appreciate the poet's voices and recognize the significance of the collection. This would not only help encourage the listener to view the collection more in-depth but also help develop a better appreciation and interest in the world of poetry and its ability to tell a story.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661468/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2025661468?play=1)