Explore with Thoreau how we live consciously (or his word in WALDEN - "deliberately) in the natural world? How do we extend/enhance our sensory responses to the world around us, through consistent, committed practice? And how does Thoreau's particular, personal, and catalogic voice inform our work with, life with, future with the natural world? Leave cell phones at home, or in your cars. Bring a small journal/notebook/sketchbook and writing implement.
Readings before Mar 3:
WALKING / Annotated Edition / by Thoreau / J.Missouri www.missouri.com / 2013
Pick 3 pieces randomly from THE JOURNAL 1837-1861 / Henry David Thoreau / edited by Damion Searls, preface by John R. Stilgoe /New York Review Books / 2009
Jim LaVilla-Havelin is a poet, educator, and community arts activist. He is the Coordinator of National Poetry Month activities in San Antonio. In the late 1960’s LaVilla-Havelin spent a night a Walden Pond. His new book, Tales from the Breakaway Republic, was published by Moonstone Press (Philadelphia) in May 2022.
Please wear closed-toe shoes. The walk is limited to 20. Registration is required.
Free Admission
Donations support the Ewers Earth Care Education Fund for guide stipends.
Registration opens on February 23, 2024.
