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River of Words: An Ecopoetry Resource

River of Words Young poets and artists on the nature of things

Some description of River of Words from the ROW website where this free resource comes from: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/center-for-environmental-literacy/river-of-words

Promoting Environmental Literacy through the Arts and Cultural Exchange

River of Words® (ROW) is a program of The Center for Environmental Literacy and a part of the Kalmanovitz School of Education.  Acknowledged pioneers in the field of place-based education, River of Words has been inspiring educators and their students for over seventeen years with an innovative blend of science and the arts.

River of Words is its own watershed: a linked network of people throughout the United States and the world who are committed to teaching the art and poetry of place to young people. Since 1995, River of Words has encouraged young people to explore and savor the watersheds where they live and trained educators to guide them with inspiration and passion. Through professional development and other educational services, traveling exhibits, publications and community programs, ROW reaches thousands of educators and young people around the world.

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UBC Garden Summer Solstice Event

Message provided on behalf of Susan Gerofsky:

We want to invite you to be part of our annual Summer Solstice Celebration in the UBC Orchard Garden this Friday, June 23 from 10 AM – 1PM (or perhaps 1:30) at Totem Field, 2613 West Mall on the UBC Main Campus.

This year’s celebration is planned and led by UBC teachers candidates in the Community Field Experience practicum and by members of the Orchard Garden student team, from the faculties of Education and Land and Food Systems.

Come support the Orchard Garden, enjoy lunch and take home a bouquet of fresh herbs!

See the attached poster below for details — hope to see you there.

RSVPs and more information: susan.gerofsky@ubc.ca. Feel free to show up without RSVPs as well, and please do bring friends and colleagues!

Cheers

Susan & the Orchard Garden team
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the noise

i am surrounded by a
noisy silence

a calm in the air
yet
the sounds of the wind and rain
on my left
and
the sounds of a whirring vent
on my right
how strange this
cacophony of sound

how strange this
battle of sounds
competing for my attention
unfolding before me

and suddenly …
the whirring vent is
tag teamed with the
whining fridge

and now all i hear
is deafening mechanical
noise.

~ claire s. ahn

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At Nitobe Garden

with six students

upside down

in the pond

 

a koki wonders

who we are, where

we came from

 

dew-soaked moss

on the lantern

light’s memory

 

the maples

gnarled like

an old man’s feet

 

garden composed

behind a wall

isolated from

 

the world outside

the koki knows

nothing about

 

a gunshot crack

hawk swoops soars

with empty talons

 

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… poetic musings …

Feel free to use this space to upload your own creative ecopoetic musings, whether it is poetry, a video, an image, etc. We hope this space will be used to share creative works, to comment, to question, to connect or to re-connect.

**Please be cognizant of the copyright of images, videos, etc. you find online. Anything posted here should be posted with your or the creator’s permission or found on a creative commons site.

She awoke … 

… and then she suddenly realized …

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