Ecopoetics delves into the connection between poetry and the environments in which each of us, as poets, create poetry. Some themes and concepts that fall under ecopoetry include what it means to be a living thing among other living things, human or other; how we navigate the self in changing landscapes; what it looks like to cultivate hope for the future; and more. In this seminar, we will read and discuss some ecopoems. Based on the readings and conversation, we will brainstorm and write a collaborative ecopoem. As a group, we will then turn our poem into a zine! Students will also leave with several prompts to write and make their own pocket-sized, ecopoetry zines.

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