Poets have long been drawn to nature. In this class, attendees studied work that is in conversation with the natural world as well as the intersections of poetry and ecology. They engaged in writing experiments inspired by what they learned, leaving with new writers to read and several new poems of their own.

JenMarie Macdonald is a Lancaster-based writer, book artist, and publisher. JenMarie earned an MFA in writing and poetics from Naropa University and has most recently published work in Bone Bouquet and The Trinity Review. JenMarie has taught writing and book arts in PCA&D’s Center for Creative Exploration since 2020.