Poetry to Honor the Biosphere: An Ecopoetry Celebration
Sat, Apr 18
|Desmond-Fish Public Library
how poetry can support awareness of ecological concerns and encourage climate activism
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2020, 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Desmond-Fish Public Library, 472 NY-403, Garrison, NY 10524, USA
About the event
Come for the whole day (10:30 - 4) or the afternoon only (1 - 4). Â All events Free - contribution appreciated
MORNING
 10:30 – 12 Writing workshop with Kristin Prevallet: The Changing Metaphors of Nature
As severe changes of weather patterns magnify human suffering, the metaphors used to describe nature must also evolve .
In this workshop we will align with uncertainty, flux, chance, and change to evolve nature metaphors beyond cliché. You might just find the authentic metaphors of your body as they come into alignment with the mad fluctuations of our shifting planetary consciousness. [registration required: email mnewell4@gmail.com or call library at 845 424-3020]
12: Lunch - bring a bag lunch, coffee and tea provided. Informal poetics conversation Â
AFTERNOON
1:00 A panel will discuss ecopoetry, with examples from their own and others’ poetry:Â
Lissa Kiernan…E. J. McAdams…Mary Newell…Margo Taft Stever … Kathy WeldÂ
2:00 - 2:30 Broadening the conversation: How does poetry relate to other forms ofÂ
ecological engagement
2:30 – 3:45 readings of original ecopoetry