Belwin Conservancy’s First Artist in Residence Laurie Allmann leads: Telling Wild Tales: A Writing Workshop & Public Reading
1-4 p.m. Telling Wild Tales: Afternoon workshop for writers
Are you fascinated by the natural world? Would you like to explore environmental themes through poetry, creative nonfiction or memoir? Do you have a story you’d like to tell about your own experiences in wild places? Join environmental author and poet Laurie Allmann for an afternoon of engaging discussion, time ... view more »
Belwin Conservancy’s First Artist in Residence Laurie Allmann leads: Telling Wild Tales: A Writing Workshop & Public Reading
1-4 p.m. Telling Wild Tales: Afternoon workshop for writers
Are you fascinated by the natural world? Would you like to explore environmental themes through poetry, creative nonfiction or memoir? Do you have a story you’d like to tell about your own experiences in wild places? Join environmental author and poet Laurie Allmann for an afternoon of engaging discussion, time outdoors and writing exercises inspired by the beautiful natural setting of Belwin Conservancy. Opportunity will be provided for participants who wish to discuss works in progress. Comfortable clothing and low-heeled shoes recommended. Experienced and beginning writers of all genres welcome! Open to ages 16 & up.
RSVP for workshop here (limited to 15 participants). Water, beverages and mid-afternoon snack provided. Participation in public reading is optional.
5-6 p.m. Telling Wild Tales: Public Reading & Reception
Later the same day, the public is invited to attend a reading of selected works hosted by Laurie Allmann and interested workshop participants. Light refreshments and drinks will be provided. Free and open to the public.
Laurie Allmann is an environmental writer and spoken word artist with a keen interest in bridging the gap between the scientific community and the general public. She was the recipient of a Minnesota Book Award for Far from Tame: Reflections from the Heart of a Continent (University of Minnesota Press); was a member of the writing team for the public television documentary series Minnesota: A History of the Land, and was a regularly featured essayist-commentator for Minnesota Public Radio’s Voices from the Heartland series. She is currently co-editor of Agate (www.agatemag.com), an on line magazine focused on the people and environment of Minnesota and the surrounding Great Lakes region, and is Belwin’s spring 2016 artist in residence.
Of the residency Allmann says; “As a writer, it is a real privilege to be able to take inspiration from Belwin’s remarkable land. What a wonder, to see that such a place exists, and that such care has been taken over the years to restore and protect it. In some sense this is the landscape of home—familiar because I have lived in the St. Croix Valley nearly all of my adult life. But I come to Belwin and to this artist residency with the awestruck eyes of a newcomer, humbled by the challenge of reflecting even a sliver of it in my work, thrilled at the chance to share some of its many stories.” We are excited to be working with Laurie as we continue to develop this program.
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