Join us for the next Woodland Queers session with Dylan McNulty-Holmes to read and write queer ecopoems in their natural habitat: the forest!
We have hired a bus to take us there so pick up will be from Bristo Square, Edinburgh (exact location will be sent out ahead of the event). We have a tight schedule so we ask that you get to Bristo Square by 10:50am to sign in and we will leave at 11am sharp, drop off will be at 3pm. Space is limited so registration is required!
The steps onto the bus are low and if you are a wheelchair user please also contact us directly because the bus company requires that we let them know in advance.
You can also register to meet us there and we will directly contact these folks with the relevant meeting location and time.
Natural spaces are beautiful, inspirational, polluted, guarded, erotic, terrifying, liberating. Queers have been writing about their kinship with natural spaces for generations, and queer ecopoetics is thriving. Ecopoems provide space for queers to see ourselves reflected in the more-than-human world, find joy and connection, and also contemplate our place in wider social structures.
In this session, we’ll read and discuss poems whilst wandering through the forest, contemplating different ways that queer poets use natural spaces in their work: as physical locations, as metaphors, as sites of joy, freedom, desire, struggle, and as inspiration for how to survive in challenging climates.
We’ll also write some of our poems using prompts based on what we see, hear, and experience (weather and location permitting). Prompts and reading list will also be shared after the session.
Queer Ecopoetry is open to brand-new poets and experienced writers alike. Please bring a pen, paper, and something to lean on (like a clipboard or hardback book)-and remember to wrap up warm!
If you have specific accessibility needs, please get in touch.
More information about North Wood can be found at https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/butterdean-wood/
Please wear weather appropriate clothing and footwear, and bring a drink and lunch, there are no on site facilities.
We hope to see you there!