poetry + environmental science + community =

a joyful rising in our climate-changed world

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Welcoming you into a joyful rising!

Announcing Our 2026 Poetry Faculty

We believe in the transformative power of poetry to rise up during these most challenging times, and we nurture those who are determined—hellbent—to find words that protect, repair, and bear witness to this earth and our non-human kin of plants and animals.

Come. Join us.

Alone, each of us is one person. But together we are a chorus of voices heard over the coming storms.

Save the date:

Our Inaugural Conference

October 5-11, 2026

Black Mountain, North Carolina