Nature Writing Retreat: Eco Poetry & Prose

with 

poet, author, and writing instructor

Pam Davenport

“Tell me what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

~Mary Oliver, The Summer Day

Spend the day remembering you are part of Nature. This all day retreat in a Garden Setting will break down the barriers between you and the natural world. See things differently and discover how to use your Poetry and Prose to live and breathe and even to facilitate change.

Saturday, September 14

Check-In at 9:30 am

Instruction 10 am-4 pm

at

Flagstaff Arboretum

Fee $50 before Sept 1 

and $60 in Sept.

(Includes entrance to Arboretum)

Participants limited to 25

Register by mailing Registration Form and Check payable to  Nancy Brehm

925 N. Sinagua Heights Dr.

Flagstaff, AZ 86004

For more info call or email Nancy at: 

928-527-3188

nbrehm@aol.com

Arrive early and stay until 5 pm to enjoy the gardens. The Arboretum has lots of paths, a butterfly garden, a mushroom garden, art, a pond, and a climate change center. Maps and tours will be available after 9 am.

Participants should bring a brown bag lunch. Coolers will be available. Coffee, tea and muffins will be furnished in the morning. Healthy snacks and desserts will be available during the day. Participants are asked to bring a water bottle for refilling.

Pam Davenport's writing is inspired by the mountains and deserts of Arizona. After decades of teaching college writing and literature classes, Pam earned a Masters of Fine Arts in writing from Pacific University in Oregon. Her chapbook, A Midwest Girl Thanks Patti Smith won the Slipstream Chapbook Competition and will be published this summer. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and recipient of Arizona Authors' Assc. Annual Award for Poetry. Her poems have been published in Nimrod, Tinderbox, Slippery Elm, Poetry of the American Southwest, Chiron, New Verse News, and Pittsburgh Poetry Review.

After the Workshop

We had a great group on Sat for this workshop. The facilities were beautiful and the weather was perfect for our outside writing. Thanks to all who participated for making the workshop and the readings extraordinary.

Mark James, Flagstaff Arboretum Docent, gave a wonderful talk prior to our workshop on Sat. Plants discussed included columbine, yarrow, larkspur and puke weed. Thank you Mark for all the interesting info.