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Avalon Nature Preserve

Avalon Young Nature Writer's Workshop

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Avalon Young Nature Writer's Workshop
Avalon Young Nature Writer's Workshop

Time & Location

Jul 31, 2023, 9:00 AM EDT – Aug 02, 2023, 12:00 PM EDT

Avalon Nature Preserve, Harbor Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11790, USA

About the event

The Young Nature Writers Workshop is a three-day immersive workshop that will not only be a place for young poets to hone their craft, but an opportunity to experience the Avalon Nature Preserve in its summer glory. Through hiking trips and learning how to make keen observations in nature, students will learn how to take their perceptions of the natural world and transform them into finished works. When satisfied with their creations, students will have an opportunity to have their poetry published on the Avalon Writers Cabin website. Students will study techniques such as using their senses to inform their writing, as well as more technical skills such as how to effectively use meter and figurative language to build on a central idea. What separates this workshop for the rest is the special emphasis placed on movement- this will be a space for students to enjoy themselves, as opposed to the rigidity of a poetry unit during the school year. As part of this learning experience, writers will get the opportunity to study poems from contemporary nature poets. This will include close studies of featured authors, such as Mary Oliver and Joy Harjo.  Students will leave Avalon’s Young Nature Writers Workshop with sharpened writing skills, but more importantly, a renewed desire to protect the environment.

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