Nature Writing Workshop

Nature has inspired countless pieces of poetry and prose over the course of time and space; writing about nature puts us in intimate touch with our own inner landscapes, while filling us with awe and reverence for our natural world. If you have ever been curious about nature writing - what it is and how to get started - or if you already consider yourself a nature writer and would like more experience, guidance, and community, this writing workshop is for you! We will walk through nature visualizations/meditations, explore writing prompts as a group, share our work and provide thoughts and reflections on each others' work, and spend time with some powerful selections from the vast canon of nature writing. Open to all experience levels. Just bring yourselves, a notebook, and a writing implement. Prior attendance is NOT required.

Chiara has been writing for most of her life, primarily poetry; she has a degree in English Literature from Syracuse University, and a Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University. Chiara has spent many years as an environmental educator, is Level 1 Ecotherapy certified, and completed a fellowship program with the Center for Education, Imagination, & The Natural World entitled "The Inner Life of the Child in Nature: Presence & Practice." Chiara has been published in Duke University's Eno Magazine and in the North Carolina Bards 2021 Anthology. As well, she has put out a self-published poetry collection entitled "The Taxonomy of Longing."

This session will take place in our 4th floor conference room, #4347.