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The term “ecopoetry” emerged as poets recognized the need to rethink how we respect and protect non-human life. We will read and discuss contemporary poetry that attempts, through a variety of approaches, to contribute to honoring and saving our endangered planet. We’ll spend some time each session drafting poems based on the models provided, with optional sharing.
(Appropriate for poets at all stages of their writing lives.)
When: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm EST
March 24
April 14
May 5
$28/ session or $70 for the 3 session bundle
You are strongly encouraged to register for the full 3 sessions as each session will build on the next.
Where: Zoom (link provided after registration)
Class Size: 15 participants
About the instructor:
Joanne Durham is the author of To Drink from a Wider Bowl, winner of the Sinclair Poetry Prize (Evening Street Press 2022) and the chapbook, On Shifting Shoals (Kelsay 2023). Among her many awards are the Miriam Chaikin Poetry Prize, Third Wednesday’s annual poetry prize, and finalist for the Lascaux Poetry Prize. Over 100 of her poems appear in literary journals
and anthologies, including ecopoems in The Nature of Our Times anthology, Cutthroat, Banyan Review, Cold Mountain Review and others. She brings twenty-five years of teaching experience to her poetry workshops. Learn more about her at https://www.joannedurham.com.
The term “ecopoetry” emerged as poets recognized the need to rethink how we respect and protect non-human life. We will read and discuss contemporary poetry that attempts, through a variety of approaches, to contribute to honoring and saving our endangered planet. We’ll spend some time each session drafting poems based on the models provided, with optional sharing.
(Appropriate for poets at all stages of their writing lives.)
When: 7:00 pm-8:30 pm EST
March 24
April 14
May 5
$28/ session or $70 for the 3 session bundle
You are strongly encouraged to register for the full 3 sessions as each session will build on the next.
Where: Zoom (link provided after registration)
Class Size: 15 participants
About the instructor:
Joanne Durham is the author of To Drink from a Wider Bowl, winner of the Sinclair Poetry Prize (Evening Street Press 2022) and the chapbook, On Shifting Shoals (Kelsay 2023). Among her many awards are the Miriam Chaikin Poetry Prize, Third Wednesday’s annual poetry prize, and finalist for the Lascaux Poetry Prize. Over 100 of her poems appear in literary journals
and anthologies, including ecopoems in The Nature of Our Times anthology, Cutthroat, Banyan Review, Cold Mountain Review and others. She brings twenty-five years of teaching experience to her poetry workshops. Learn more about her at https://www.joannedurham.com.