Demonstrating that poetry can inspire transformative understandings of the relationship between individuals and the natural world, The Language of Conservation: Poetry in Library and Zoo Collaborations charts territory that lies between science and the humanities, exploring fertile new groups for public discourse. It tells the story of an alliance between key institutions in six US cities, tracing a ground-breaking collaboration between libraries and zoos, working together to bring one of humanity's greatest tools -poetic language - to the service of conservation.

Six-Week Open-Enrollment Classes: “Don’t Draw the Line”: The Prose Poem with Michael Klein

These poetry workshops give special focus to the relationship between reading and writing poetry. Open to all levels, six-week courses are offered on a wide variety of topics. No applications needed but registration is required; $295 each. Class size is limited to a maximum of 15 students.

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Six-Week Open-Enrollment Classes

These poetry workshops give special focus to the relationship between reading and writing poetry. Open to all levels, six-week courses are offered on a wide variety of topics. No applications needed but registration is required; $295 each. Class size is limited to a maximum of 15 students.

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Six-Week Open-Enrollment Classes: Poetic Imagery with Geoffrey Nutter

These poetry workshops give special focus to the relationship between reading and writing poetry. Open to all levels, six-week courses are offered on a wide variety of topics. No applications needed but registration is required; $295 each. Class size is limited to a maximum of 15 students.

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