Being on a Broken Planet: Personal Essays & Environmental Repair
This Reader Series Class is unified by a quest. We’ll read and discuss three nonfiction books: Linda Hogan’s essay collection Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World; Edward O. Wilson’s semi-autobiographical Biophilia: the human bond with other species; and Deborah Fleming’s Resurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio’s Natural Landscape. The quest is to consider whether writing (and reading) can improve the human relationship with nature. How does a writer tell the truth so that someone else listens — and, perhaps, acts? If our talks inspire us (in the time between our discussions) to take walks in nature, makes some notes, or take some photographs, we can bring these activities into our discussions.
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Details: Being on a Broken Planet: Personal Essays & Environmental Repair takes place Tuesday, April 22, May 6, and May 20 from 6:30-8:30pm remotely online via Zoom.
Prerequisite: None
Genre: Nonfiction
Level: All levels
Format: Reader Series
Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.
Size: Limited to 12 participants.
Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by December 16.
Cancellations & Refunds: Cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the first class meeting to receive a full refund. Email info@litcleveland.org.
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Sydney Landon Plum is a recently retired Adjunct Professor from the English Department of the University of Connecticut, where she taught for more than 20 years. Solitary Goose, her essays about life near a small pond, was published by the University of Georgia Press in 2007. Plum worked for the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and co-chaired the committee establishing a major in Environmental Studies at UConn.
This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.
Cleveland OH
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