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Writers' Circle
Nature Writing: An Immersive Workshop
with Dr. Amy Leigh Wicks

Nature Writing: An Immersive Workshop
Everyone has a story, and this course is designed to help you write yours. Specifically designed to help a writer overcome writer’s block, establish regular writing practices, and begin writing your story.
As we study and create texts that deal with land, mortality, transcendence, persuasion, perspective, and memory, we will consider how these concepts have shaped human interactions with the natural world. The tools we will use to engage the texts will include in-class writing adventures, contemplative assignments, classroom discussions, and optional memorization and presentation. Topics that will be covered:
Literature and Land
- A brief overview of nature writing, and an introduction to poetry
Transcendence and Poetry
- Understanding the transcendentalists of the 1820s-1850s and how their work continues to affect the way we interact with nature and literature
- The role of a poet
Seeing, Naming
- Imagery and persuasion in nature writing
Entering In
- Wendell Berry and immersing oneself in natural surroundings
Memory and Land
- Wandering through the past to understand the present
The journey ahead
- Tools and next steps for writing and interacting with the natural world
Date: Thursdays, April 21 - May 26, PLEASE NOTE the dates for the class have changed to April 28 -June 2, 2022
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Shasta College Main Campus, 2100 Building, Room: 2150
Facilitator: Dr. Amy Leigh Wicks
IMPORTANT NOTE: At this time, it is expected that all participants attending in-person spring semester classes and potentially summer semester classes will be required to wear a mask while inside any college classrooms and buildings.