"And Back Again": Writing EcoPoetry  For Well-Being FULL PROGRAM

"My poetic advocacy  and facilitation work includes  climate and environmental awareness, sustainability, well being and regeneration.My writing and performance pedagogy is rooted in identifying the connection to the Earth, the body, human resilience and the imagination which greatly informs my mentorship practice. I mentor across all generations, cultural and economic backgrounds as she believes in artist agency depends on well-being using creativity. "

Zena Edwards

Writing Climate &amp; Environmentally Inspired Poetry - From The Pastoral to Dystopia and Back Again.
A 3-Part  Poetry &amp; Well-Being Program

Nature Persists

Nature Persists is a writing the natural world in towns and cities project to encourage reconnection to the quiet power of nature to build resilience in urban environments. For more details go to www.naturepersists.com

<h2>"And Back Again" Webinar  and Masterclass Program</h2><p>The ecological crisis is an increasingly growing concern in mainstream social interactions.</p><p>Climate and environmental issues are spilling into everyday conversation as people begin to become more aware of changing weather patterns and rising cost of living.</p>

<h2>Part 1</h2><h2>W﻿ebinar : </h2><p>Participants will explore a poetic response to climate change and the relationship humans have with nature in the 21st Century.</p><p>We will use the genre of pastoral and contemporary ecopoetry and interactive exercises to introduce participants to the practice of 'embodiment' and encourage resilience.</p><p> This webinar is facilitated in three movements through ideas of the human condition and its impact on the environment</p><ul><ol><li>How did we get here?  Bring back 'wonder'</li><li> Nature Persists</li><li> And Back Again</li></ol></ul><p><strong>Date: Thursday 21st September 2023</strong></p><p><strong>Start Time &amp; D﻿uration: 7pm - 9.30</strong> <em>- 2 hours with a reflection time of 30 minutes</em></p>

<p>﻿Image: www.dvoraphotography.com | Grass Coat: Ackroyd &amp; Harvey</p><h2>Part 2</h2><h2>Follow Up Online Writing Masterclass.</h2><h2> Two days after the live webinar, there will be an online interactive masterclass.</h2><p>This masterclass is intended to be an intimate exploration of EcoPoetry writing for well being . Attendees will explore the cycles of the earth to ignite the intuition and spark the imagination for rooted well-being and reconnection to the body’s natural defence against urban energy drain.</p><p>Explore the form of the pastoral poem and the internal workings of EcoPoetry.</p><p>The aim is </p><ul><li>to encourage reconnecting to the quiet power of nature and the highlight aspects of human experience in cities and writing which can respond to the inherent wisdom  of nature's cycles.</li></ul><ul><li>to inspire new writing that is a poetic bridge between two genres of nature writing and a way through the mainstream dystopic view of the current climate and environmental crisis conversation.</li></ul><p><strong>Date: Saturday 23rd September </strong></p><p><strong>S﻿tart Time: 1pm - 4pm </strong><em>(with break)</em></p>

<h2></h2><h2>Nature Persists EcoPoetry Crit Club Session</h2><p> Share your nature and eEcoPoetry created  with  those who  who have been a part of this program in an informal and intimate group of up to 12.  There shall be 2 of these sessions that participants can choose from.</p><p><strong>Choice 1 -  Date: Thursday  28th September @ 7pm - 9.30pm</strong></p><p><strong>Choice 2 - Date: Thursday 5th October  @ 7pm - 9.30pm</strong></p><p></p><h2>What is the Nature Persists EcoPoetry Crit Club?</h2><p><em> It  is  a safe space to share your work with other poets and spoken word artists who also need to express, expand and stretch the writing their muscles.</em></p><p><em>You can count on the club to provide honest and constructive feedback on your work. No more feeling lost or stagnant with your writing. Here you will receive the support and motivation that you need to take your poetry to the next level.</em></p><p><em>We offer a space of all regardless of gender, race, age or religion and have a zero tolerance policy against discriminatory behaviour or language across the entire Poets Built It platform.</em> </p><h3>T﻿o join <a href="https://poetsbuiltit.world" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>Poets Built It Click Here</em></a></h3><p></p>

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