Description: Sharpen your writing skills while observing and connecting with the natural world in this five-week writing course led by Angela Repke, writing instructor and author. Each week, students will be led through exploration and mindfulness practices on the Natural Education Reserve followed by guided writing exercises and a voluntary sharing time. Whether it’s poetry or prose, become inspired by the natural world around you! All levels of writers welcome! This will be a safe and inclusive writing and hiking space for BIPOC and all other marginalized groups.
When: This course will be held on five consecutive Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:30pm:
April 5th
April 12th
April 19th
April 26th
May 3rd
Where: Grand Traverse County’s Natural Education Reserve. Meet at the Boardman River Nature Center
Registration: Click here to register
Suggested donation: $10
About Angela: Angela-Anagnost Repke is a writer and writing instructor dedicated to raising two empathetic children. She hopes that her graduate degrees in English and counseling help her do just that. Since the pandemic, Angela and her family have been rejuvenated by nature and moved to northern Michigan to allow the waves of Lake Michigan to calm their spirits. She has been published in Good Housekeeping, Good Morning America, Parents, Romper, and many more. She is currently at-work on her nonfiction parenting book, Wild Things by Nature: How an Unscientific Parent Can Give Nature to Their Wild Things.