Integrating Poetry and Science in Art Communication

Father Antonio Spadaro proposes enriching cultural heritage narratives by involving artists and poets, sparking debate on humanistic education. He argues that imagination is essential for change, quoting Einstein and Italo Calvino. The goal is to form 'humanist engineers' and 'humanist scientists' through interdisciplinary education. Spadaro suggests integrating art, poetry, and literature into teaching, using active reading and exposure to Romanesque sculpture to foster critical thinking. He cites Pope Francis's use of 'desbordar' (overflowing) to encourage transcending traditional boundaries, echoing Albert Hirschman's 'trespassing' concept. The article references physicist Paul Dirac's question to J. Robert Oppenheimer about reconciling physics and poetry, and Andrea Battistini's analysis of Italo Calvino's reversal of perspective. Andrea Prencipe authored the piece, which is part of a series on art communication.