
In a world ravaged by war and hostility, Emily Dickinson’s heartfelt poem, ‘If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking,’ becomes more relevant now than ever. The poem’s hopeful message of compassion and giving is a message of utmost importance. After all, it never hurts to do acts of kindness, no matter how big or small, whether it is as powerful as consoling a broken heart or as little as lifting a fragile robin to its little home.
Performed at the University of Kansas School of Music.