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Writing in Nature

Gatehouse at Morven Park 17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg, VA, United States

(VA) (Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy) Join Nancy Morgan, Director Emeritus, Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program, for this monthly  opportunity, presented by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, to enjoy the combined health benefits of time spent in nature and writing thoughts and feelings.  Writing is often considered a solo, reflective practice, but writing in the company of others can be a supportive, community ...

Poetry Workshop: The Land Speaks Back

National Museum of Asian Art 1050 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (National Museum of Asian Art) In this workshop, you'll learn to write poetry based on visual art by using paintings in the exhibition Shifting Boundaries: Perspectives on American Landscapes. Learn ekphrastic poetry techniques from poet Ariana Benson, including the use of vivid sensory language, fabulation of narrative within and beyond the frame, and lyric persona as a means of ...

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55+ Nature Book Club

Meadowside Nature Center 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join our new 55+ Nature Book Club and become part of a community that celebrates the beauty of literature and the outdoors! Explore a range of books centered around nature, wildlife, conservation, and environmental issues. Our meetings take place every third Tuesday of the month at a Montgomery Parks Activity Building. Locations will vary.

Winter Tales and Trails at Winkler

Winkler Botanical Preserve 5400 Roanoke Ave., Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Join us for the first meeting of Tales and Trails, a book club meeting at Winkler Botanical Preserve. Following the death of his father, Gil sets out on the Joun Muir Trail with Syd, his father's best friend. While hiking, they come to terms with life and death, learn the healing power of nature and unplugging, and ...

Ecology Book Club at Cleveland Park

Cleveland Park Library 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, United States

(DC) (DC Public Library) This bimonthly adult book club discusses books on human ecology, sustainable living, environmental justice and post-fossil fuel futures. Books can be nonfiction, fiction or poetry. This month we will be discussing Flight Behavior, a novel by Barbara Kingsolver.

55+ Nature Book Club

Meadowside Nature Center 5100 Meadowside Lane, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Become part of a community that celebrates the beauty of literature and the outdoors! Explore a range of books centered around nature, wildlife, conservation, and environmental issues. Our meetings take place every third Tuesday of the month at a Montgomery Parks location, in person only. Please complete our FREE membership registration to stay updated on the meeting ...

Winter Tales and Trails at Winkler

Winkler Botanical Preserve 5400 Roanoke Ave., Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) This month we will discuss Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. This beautiful book is a love story to the relationships between and within nature and man. A series of essays by the author, each illustrates a facet of science, indigenous and how to listen to the plants that surround us. We'll discuss the book, experience the scent ...

Conservationists of Color Read-a-Thon

Busboys and Poets Arlington 4251 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (Northern Virginia Conservation Trust) Join us for an event uplifting the voices of conservationists of diverse backgrounds. You'll get to read and listen to passages about those who have dedicated their lives to safeguarding nature. Our NVCT Conservationists of Color Read-a-Thon will be back at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington this year. Sign up to read a passage or ...

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