Environmental Science and Poetry

Environmental Science and Poetry

Spring (14 hrs or more) | This course is completed

10 Hilton Field Road Hanover, NH 03755 United States

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3/20/2017-5/1/2017

2:00 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Mon

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$80.00

7 sessions, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
March 20 through May 1, 2017
DOC House - Hanover, NH
Course Fee: $80

While many agree that threats to our environment, especially from an exploding population, climate warming and limited resources, are a major concern, little in-depth coverage occurs in the public media. This course will begin with a brief review of the American environmental movement and then study some of the current ecological science regarding forests, climate, water, biodiversity and land use especially as it relates to our region. Simultaneous with the study of contemporary science, we will read poetry from poets like Wendell Berry, Mary Oliver, Gary Snyder and Louise Gluck. Ten to twenty pages from science journals and poems will be distributed at each session. Classes will involve group discussion.

  • There will be a reading packet for this course.
Peterson, Lynn

Lynn grew up in Chicago but loved the out-of-doors.He attended college in Minnesota, graduated from Columbia medical school in NY, and trained in surgery, which he practiced at Boston’s Brigham Hospital for 40 years. He organized courses and research in ethics and taught medical students and doctors at Harvard. He purchased 100 acres of Vermont forest in 1988 and retired there in 2004. He enjoys hiking, working in the garden and woodlot of his Woodstock home.