Walking with Nature

Walking with Nature Workshop

This is a hands-on walking and writing workshop which inspires participants to slow down, experience nature as a catalyst for meditating on ourselves and our human community as poets and writers have done for years. 

We will begin by enjoying some familiar and some contemporary writers who have used Nature as a centerpiece in their writing. Then we will take a walk along a trail. While walking each participant will find a place they are “drawn” to and settle into that place to write for an hour with prompts to get us thinking and writing.  At the end of that hour, we will gather back together and share our writing and/or thoughts on the experience.

As Emerson says, “The whole of nature is a metaphor of the human mind”.  The goal of this workshop is to tap into Nature as that great metaphor. To experience Nature in such a way that we can translate it into words to enrich our and others’ lives.  This workshop will hopefully encourage us to look closer, put into words what we see and experience, and begin to create a poem, flash fiction piece, or flash memoir piece with our experience.  If folks are interested in doing a public reading of their work at another date we can also discuss that at the end of our session.   

Materials:   

Participants will be provided with a packet of writing examples for each participant as well as a list of writing prompts for the walk.

Participants should dress accordingly, bring a notebook and writing utensil, water, and a folding chair or something comfortable to sit on while on the walk. Sunscreen and bug repellant are advised. If you are a birder or plant enthusiast you may consider bringing your guidebook. Pack a lunch to enjoy while we write. 

Please Note:

If you are physically challenged in a way that does not allow you to walk a trail, please consider joining us anyway! We can modify the workshop so that you can hear some inspired writing and poems and write about the Nature waiting right outside the windows and doors. Please notify us with any special needs.

When: Sunday, September 13th, 11 am to 2 pm

Where: Graylag Nature Preserve, 320 Clough Road Pittsfield, NH 03263

For more information, call us at (603) 435-5555 or email us.