Nature-Based Writing Practices

We are living in a time of accelerated change—climate change, technological leaps and bounds, and radical shifts in political, global, and social climates. So how do we support ourselves through the stress of so much change? 

Author and artist, Rae Diamond, suggests we turn to nature to find solace, insight, and inspiration to guide us through the pressures and uncertainties of this era. In this event, Rae will talk about their books, which were inspired by their immersion in the nature of El Cerrito and the Olympic peninsula, and will also guide participants through some nature-based writing practices. Feel free to bring your own paper and pen or use the supplies provided by the library.

Rae Diamond is a neurodivergent writer, interdisciplinary artist, educator, and nature advocate who inhales life and exhales poems, stories, music, and other creations. They are the author and artist of floating bones (First Matter Press), the author of The Cantigee Oracle (North Atlantic Books), and the founder of the Long Tone Choir. Rae is a student and teacher of Qigong, and harbors equally deep loves for the transcendent and the absurd. Find them online at raediamond.com and @raediamond on Substack.