The prolific poet Ted Kooser wrote a wonderfully approachable collection Winter Morning Walks, which sets out a repeatable style of daily nature journal entry as poem. In this two part class, we’ll meet for the first session at Prairie Café, Middleton to take meet your fellow walkers and read through some of the collection. The second session, we’ll meet at the Conservancy to find our own topics to share.

Location: Prairie Cafe in Middleton

Learn more and register here.

This book club, led by Troy Hess, founder of On the Yahara Writing Center, Madison, focuses on nature writing of all genres, including fiction, short stories, creative nonfiction, natural history and poetry. Troy will send along a PDF attachment before each meeting with brief supplemental readings and discussion prompts. We will always keep the option open to do some writing on our own in response to our reading. If any participant would like to try to lead a segment of the book discussion, please let Troy know in advance in order to plan. This book group is meant for beginners and experienced readers of nature writing alike.

Registration is required for this program. Please email Troy at info@ontheyahara.com to be registered.

Location: Waunakee Public Library Board Room

Learn more here.

The prolific poet Ted Kooser wrote a wonderfully approachable collection Winter Morning Walks, which sets out a repeatable style of daily nature journal entry as poem. In this two part class, we’ll meet for the first session at Prairie Café, Middleton to take meet your fellow walkers and read through some of the collection. The second session, we’ll meet at the Conservancy to find our own topics to share.

Location: Prairie Cafe in Middleton

Learn more and register here.

For this 2-class gathering, meet your fellow nature walkers first session at the Prairie Café and Bakery in Middleton (blocks away from Pheasant Branch Conservancy) to take a look at beautiful seasonal offerings from Art and Nature Poetry Illustrated, then second class meet at the Conservancy finding our own daily autumn walk inspirations out on the trail. Specifically, we’ll learn how to write our own nature journal poems.

Location: Prairie Cafe and Bakery in Middleton

This book club, led by Troy Hess, founder of On the Yahara Writing Center, Madison, focuses on nature writing of all genres, including fiction, short stories, creative nonfiction, natural history and poetry. Troy will send along a PDF attachment before each meeting with brief supplemental readings and discussion prompts. We will always keep the option open to do some writing on our own in response to our reading. If any participant would like to try to lead a segment of the book discussion, please let Troy know in advance in order to plan. This book group is meant for beginners and experienced readers of nature writing alike.

Registration is required for this program. Please email Troy at info@ontheyahara.com to be registered.

Location: Waunakee Public Library Board Room

Learn more here.

For this 2-class gathering, meet your fellow nature walkers first session at the Prairie Café and Bakery in Middleton (blocks away from Pheasant Branch Conservancy) to take a look at beautiful seasonal offerings from Art and Nature Poetry Illustrated, then second class meet at the Conservancy finding our own daily autumn walk inspirations out on the trail. Specifically, we’ll learn how to write our own nature journal poems.

Location: Prairie Cafe and Bakery in Middleton