Overview
• Provides practical prompts and exercises designed to cultivate wild language, ecological literacy, and personal transformation
• Offers creative journaling techniques to process climate grief, restore belonging, and participate in the renewal of Earth
Drawing on decades of experience as a facilitator of poetry and journal therapy, Mary Reynolds Thompson shows how to move beyond observation and into relationship with the land, using writing as a tool for presence, healing, and ecological stewardship. She introduces the concept of “wild language”—words that emerge from the co-mingling of human and Earth voices to express an embodied message. Thompson provides methods for cultivating wild language through ten themed sessions, each with stories and reflections, writing prompts, participant examples, and exercises that address topics such as grounding, naming, seasonal awareness, and animal embodiment. You will be guided to explore your immediate environment, chart the seasons, and engage with the soul of a place.
Practical applications include character sketches of plants and animals, haiku and haibun writing, seasonal field notes, and reflective exercises for processing solastalgia and climate grief. Thompson’s hands-on approach will support eco-therapists, writers, educators, and anyone seeking to deepen their relationship with the natural world. Not only will you develop ecological literacy but restore a sense of belonging, and discover how writing can be a form of creative renewal in reciprocal exchange between the self and nature.
The Wild Scribe will empower you to embody the principles of wild language and reimagine your role within the living world.
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