Word-To-Action

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...

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 Eupalinos) are printed and ready to put in readers’ hands. The paper feels wonderful, the type face is beautiful and the cover art is just...

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...

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...

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/...

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...

Word to Action is both an intense and relaxing retreat for poets. Hosted in our patron’s sustainable home on the beautiful Eschnerberg in the lovely country of Liechtenstein, everyone is welcome who understands that when it comes to climate action, poetry can help ask...

Thirty seven people signed up to join our online reading. Sadly, Eventbrite gave a few some difficulties so the recording is available now at https://youtu.be/iztVWps8Gxo . We had a beautiful time together talking poems and climate—as in weather, the room, the...

Word to Action is excited to announce that we will be hosting an online reading with the extremely talented Camille Dungy who is the author of four collections of poetry: Trophic Cascade (Wesleyan UP, 2017); Smith Blue (Southern Illinois UP, 2011) winner of the...

The Word -to-Action writing retreat will be a one (1) weeklong poetry experience where poets and students will have the opportunity to workshop together new or existing work centered around the theme, climate action.  All poets are experienced and may support young...

On the 21st of January, eleven creative minds from across many time zones* got together on a Zoom call to talk about how 2020, for all of its difficulties, made us better people, to the benefit of those around us and the environment we share. It was the day after the...

Opening poem  Sponsored by Word to Action:  Word to Action is a writing retreat that addresses climate action through poetry by engaging students. The first one in October was a success despite the pandemic restrictions.  Word to Action is happy to...