Word-To-Action
WATCH THE VIDEO & REPORT YOUR CARBON FOOT PRINT!
Watch the video at https://youtu.be/CELn-VyGa4Y and take your carbon footprint right away. Email your results to wordtoaction2020@gmail.com. We’ll send you a reminder in 3 months to take the carbon footprint again. This way we measure the impact of words...
A Special Thanks to Our Guest Poets:
Richard Blanco, Kelli Russell Agodon, Enda Wyley, Craig Santos Perez, Will McInerney, Tess Barry You each made such a special effort for our week long retreat and moving performance!
Reflecting on Word to Action
Well, after a week to think about it, re-shelve all of the poetry and reference books I had out for prompts, and take in all of the comments, I am finally reflecting on the first Word to Action Retreat and performance. I am satisfied with Word to Action 20 and look...
This Is a Writing Retreat for Poets
Because Covid-19 stranded so many of our invited poets in their respective homes/countries, we had to make a few adjustments. In fact, we were making adjustments right up until the weekend before the first poets arrived. Our in-house poets are down to three: students...
Poetry In This Pandemic: We Are Prepared
Our desks are spaced and all reading & writing spaces are flooded with natural light and fresh air. We can do Word to Action safely. To make things easier, we will limit our in-house guests and allow students to participate via video conference. Here’s how:...
Reserve Your Seats
Reserve your seats for the October 18, 2020 Word to Action spoken word event at www.literaturhaus.li (Cathy Wittmeyer). Seats are limited due to the pandemic, so please reserve early. If the places fill up we will have a second performance on the same day. ...
Sign Up! Students & Poets for Action
Oct 12 - 18 The Poets By video: Will McInerney Kelli Russell Agodon Richard Blanco Enda Wyley Craig Santos Perez Tess Barry In person: Romana Iorga Oliver Miltenberger* Phillip Border Oliver Spann Cathy Wittmeyer (host) *also a climate scientist The Programme...
Word-To-Action
The following description is contingent upon allowable travel and health and safety guidelines in relation to the coronavirus pandemic. The Word -to-Action writing retreat will be a (1) weeklong poetry experience where poets and students will have the opportunity to...
Corona Did Not Displace Climate
The Word-to-Action retreat will proceed in October even though, sadly, our poet friends from the United States will most likely be unable to attend due to travel restrictions. I understand the timing is poor, but the climate is going ahead with warming and the...
Let’s Do This!
It’s moving forward! Upper-level students (16-17 years old) at the local high school will be getting the choice to participate in Word-to-Action for project week. From September 28 through October 2, students choose to do project work instead of normal...
This is a re-TREAT for yourself!
October 11 -18, 2020 in Liechtenstein Allow yourself a week of peaceful writing time and communion with other inspiring creatives at meals (prepared by a holistic health coach: all local, vegetarian and balanced with love for your needs). You will sleep with a...
This Writing Retreat Is For You 11-18 October 2020
SPEND A WRITING WEEK IN THE LAP OF QUIET ALPINE LUXURY IN LIECHTENTSTEIN TO CONTEMPLATE COOLING THE PLANET. Background The climate crisis is too often seen as a problem for governments and businesses to solve. While students are drawing attention to the...