Poets and poetry enthusiasts of all ages are welcome to join in an Art Week celebration of the Hoosic River Watershed with the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA)!

Participants will meet at Natural Bridge State Park parking area and walk up from the Hudson Brook–North Branch confluence, finding poetic inspiration along the way. Writing prompts will be given in case you need or want them, and there will be time to share your poems, phrases, or whatever the River drew out of you. This program will last 1.5 hours.

DATE: Thursday, May 22

TIME: 4:30 to 6:00 PM

LOCATION: Natural Bridge State Park, McAuley Rd, North Adams, MA

This workshop is free and open to the public and is made possible by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Limited to 16 participants. Please register HERE.

Your facilitator: Arianna Alexsandra Collins, Executive Director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association, is also a naturalist educator and poet with over 30 years of teaching outdoor immersion experiences and community engagement. She has been facilitating quarterly Poetry Shares at her local library in Ashfield for the past several years. You can read samples of Arianna’s poetry at: https://hearkentoavalon.com/earthvoice-poetry/