This World is Made for Joy

We’re delighted that our new website gives us the opportunity to feature our CCFW faculty. In the coming months, we hope to showcase work they’ve been doing in other spaces as well as thoughts they’ll share exclusively here. 

Today, we share an episode of, Prufrock’s House of Poetry, a podcast dedicated to interviews with poets from all over the world. Hosted by Alex Frankl, this month’s episode features poet and CCFW co-director, Jane Zwart. 

We invite you to listen to this great conversation about Jane’s creative process, her literary influences, and the role of poetry in contemporary life. As an added treat, you’ll also hear her read a few of her own poems, offering insights into the themes that shape her poetry.



Featured Poems

“Momento Vivere,” The Worcester Review
“Go Back to Your Own Country,”Contemporary Verse 2
“This World is Made for Joy,” Only Poems


Jane Zwart

Jane Zwart (PhD, Boston University) has been the co-director of the Calvin Center for Faith & Writing since its founding in 2016. She also teaches literature and writing at Calvin University. Orison Books will publish her first collection of poems in the fall of 2025.

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