Global warming, deforestation, extinction—over the last two decades such ecological crises have resulted in an increased interest in ecocriticism and ecopoetics. What is an eco-poem? How does it differ from the nature poetry of a poet like Mary Oliver? This workshop will investigate a variety of rhetorical stances and strategies available to the poet who wants to write about the natural world and the human relationship to it. Participants will engage in writing exercises designed to challenge traditional notions of nature writing.

with Joshua McKinney