Eco-poetry workshop: ‘nature writing’ in the midst of resistance

What does it mean to write about ‘nature’ in the face of marginalization and oppression? How can we link eco-poetry to environmental politics and injustice? We will engage with Palestinian, Indigenous and Irish-language poets, whose work will prompt our own writing. No experience with writing necessary – come and be inspired! 

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How can we link eco-poetry to environmental politics and injustice? Come and be inspired!

Following on from last year’s eco-poetry workshop this is another opportunity to engage with new ways of thinking about and relating to ‘nature’, land, and even environmental politics and justice through writing and poetry. This time there will be more of a focus around poetry of resistance, and what it means to write about ‘nature’ in the face of marginalisation and oppression. During our time we will engage with the writing of Palestinian poets, Indigenous poets and Irish-language poets whose work will inspire prompts for our own writing. 

This workshop will be facilitated in English, but you may write in any language, and participate in any way you like – sharing your writing is completely optional, and no prior experience with writing or poetry is required. 

About the facilitator: Daniel Fuller is a working class, British & Irish writer of poetry and fiction. His work has been published in The North, The Stinging Fly and MudRoom Mag, and he was shortlisted in the 2020 Bridport Prize for Poetry. Though born in England, he has spent time living on Darug Country (Sydney, Australia) and is now based in Oslo, Norway where he spends his time obsessing over language, decolonisation and ‘beloved community’. Check out his work here https://x.com/DanLukeFuller and https://www.instagram.com/danlukefuller/

Published May 24, 2024 11:41 AM - Last modified June 3, 2024 10:48 PM