Synergy Slam Poets: SOIL & EARTH
Nurturing Poets and Amplifying EcoAwareness
There is life teeming beneath our feet and Synergy Slam Poets: SOIL & EARTH only touches the surface.
In this 4 week, or 4 module course, learn how to articulate your thoughts on changing urban landscapes and their hidden ecosystems.
By the end of this course, you will have a collection of powerful poems, and a deeper understanding of the environment that surrounds us.
WEEK 1:
Writing The Synergy - Observing Urban Nature. Its Synergy With The City.
This workshop will be an introduction to the synergy between the natural world, the urban environments & between humans.
Get an introduction of EcoPoetry: explore the evolution of nature writing toEcoPoet
Learn about poetry as a tool for advocacy and as a direct tool for raising awareness urban Soil and Earth Day Planet v Plastic themes.
WEEK 2:
Delve into the myth and symbolism of soil and earth.
In many myths and creation stories, humans are believed to have been formed from the earth, emphasising a profound connection between us and the soil.
Learn how to write your own personal myths using mystery of every day locations we see in city
In upright green, stirred by the rhythmic gleams
Hoe and spade. From worn-out arms he gives
The earth receives, turns all his pain to soil- For A Farmer, James L. Emanuel
WEEK 3:
Look into poetic forms and devices to create EcoPoetry around soil health, plastic and the courses previous themes:
Create more writing for World Earth Day’s awareness raising around plastic pollution
Enjoy writing positive future stories about soil health and connecting city dwellers with the land.
WEEK 4:
Prepare a powerful and memorable online spoken word performance with these techniques.
performing to camera
online presence
Read Aloud and edit with purpose
Meet, share and perform your poem with other poets to make sure it’s slam ready!
Poetry and the Synergy Between The Natural World & The City.