Kevin Berend & Grace Welker: “Where I’m From” Poetry Workshop
Sat September 20, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Cost: Free
Minimum of 2 / Maximum of 20 / All ability levels
Like visual art, writing offers a window onto our relationship with the land. Poetry provides a unique perspective to reflect on those relationships. In this workshop, we’ll read and analyze George Ella Lyon’s famous poem “Where I’m From”, then use it as a template to create our own versions from our own life experiences. Participants will be invited to share their work and engage in discussion about process, style, and technique.
Instructors will provide copies of George Ella Lyon’s poem “Where I’m From.”
Students should bring a notebook, pen/pencil. Students should bring a notebook, pen/pencil.
Kevin Berend is an environmental scientist and freelance writer who lives in Escalante, where he organizes a local creative writing group. His work has appeared in Adirondac, Appalachia, and Northern Woodlands. You can read more of his work at <<ww.highergroundblog.net>>.
Grace Welker, MEd, MFA, is a lifelong reader, writer, and traveler, who currently lives in Escalante. She channeled her passion for communication first into a career in English as a Second/Foreign Language, then into editorial direction and content curation in the fields of holistic health and personal transformation. She is the author of Oasis Pages: Teen Writing Quest, an engaging roadmap for developing a daily writing habit.
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