Mary Reynolds Thompson

The Art of Nature Poetry Facilitation

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Keeping a Nature Journal

In the deep quiet that descended on us in during the first weeks of Covid lockdown, nature spoke to us differently, her voice more audible without the traffic and construction, …

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Entering the Forests of our Imagination

It was after ten o’clock at night, and I was returning to my cabin nestled amid the redwood trees at a retreat center in the hills above Santa Cruz. I …

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Words of the Soul

Writing is important to Hawkwood. Writing is a form of art, a form of expression. It is a method of looking at something deeper than the surface, and conveying emotion …

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Following the Path of the Wild and the Sacred

I learned about poetry therapy in the early 2000s and was to study for two years to become a facilitator. From the start, I was drawn to the nature poets: …

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