Author and educator Parker J. Palmer and musician Carrie Newcomer presented a musical spoken word performance titled “Healing the Heart of Democracy — A Gathering of Spirits for the Common Good" at Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 in St. Louis. Newcomer was accompanied by pianist Gary Walters. The event, part of the Assembly Series, was sponsored by the John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics, the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Office of Residential Life.Photo by Sid Hastings / Washington University