A Compass in the Wilderness: Poetry in the Age of Environmental Crisis

Dan Alter, Cintia Santana

The Marsh Berkeley - Theatre

Poetry has long offered a mode for humans to engage with the more-than-human world. How does poetry grapple with the accelerating environmental crisis and point the way toward a sustainable future? After discussing a couple of poems, we’ll offers prompts, and you’ll have some time to write in response.

Host or Publisher Bay Area Book Festival