by Cathy Wittmeyer | Oct 21, 2024 | Actions
The Word -to-Action writing retreat is a one (1) weeklong poetry experience where poets, writers and students have the opportunity to workshop together new or existing work centered around the theme, climate action. All poets are experienced and may support...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Mar 5, 2024 | Actions
I found a bunch of big boxes on my doorstep! 500 copies of Eden Is a Backyard: New Climate Poems from Word to Action (Edition Eupolinos) are printed and ready to put in readers’ hands. The paper feels wonderful, the type face is beautiful and the cover art is just...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Oct 18, 2023 | Actions
Ten poems, read by 14 young poets, dazzled the packed Perspektiven Raum with brilliance and bravery. 14-year-old Grela Rabi’s as yet untitled poem that begins, “am boden kleben sie fest,“ was selected by our panel of three judges to win the 500 CHF gift certificate to...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Jul 8, 2023 | Actions
How to enter this Poetry Contest: Write a poem in DE or EN on the topic of Climate Action (SDG 13) Submit to wordtoaction2020@gmail.com for 1:1 feedback (optional) Sign up for the contest wordtoaction2020@gmail.com Be at the contest on 17.September 2023 at...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Jul 7, 2023 | Actions
On the Thursday of the week of our retreat, June 1, we performed our climate-themed poems alongside the 1-2 class from the International School Rheintal to a lovely audience of 25 in the chapel at Haus Gutenberg (see video at https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9QqJrJdqB/...
by Cathy Wittmeyer | Jul 5, 2023 | Actions
The week was wonderful, really a treat to host these five generous individuals. We came together on Sunday, hiked, wrote, read, shared, workshopped and ate together. On Thursday, we performed our climate-themed poems alongside the 1-2 class from the International...
