Catherine Fletcher

More National Poetry Month news! I'm a huge fan of poetry in public places, so I'm delighted to announce that my poem "Foregoing" has been chosen for the Poetry on the Trail project on the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail in King George County, Virginia.   Learn more about the project and attend the kick-off event on April 23: http://www.poetryonthetrail.org.    

Poetry in Robertson (Bluebird) Park! Celebrate #NaPoMo this Thursday, 4/13, with the Elizabeth River Trail, the Muse Writers Center and hear live readings of work from their Trail Poetry Project (including work from yours truly).  

I'm excited to have 2 poems in the spring issue of The Broadkill Review . Many thanks to editor Cassandra Whitaker!

This month I'm honored to have been included in Creature Conserve's Mentorship Spotlight , which focused on my work around Dragon Run on Virginia's Middle Peninsula. Their Mentorship Program has been a wonderful experience. With the guidance and support of the attentive leadership team and my thoughtful mentor, Ching-In Chen, I have been able to make significant progress on my series of eco-poems and accompanying soundscapes. Learn more about Creature Conserve's work to foster collaboration between artists and scientists and improve communication around the climate crisis here: https://creatureconserve.com . 

For the past 6 months I've been working with Creature Conserve on exploring creative solutions to the biodiversity crisis. I'll be presenting some of my eco-poetry and eco-acoustic soundscapes next weekend in this panel with Alex Hopwood and Emily Unsworth-White. For more information and registration: https://creatureconserve.com/mentorship-showcase-symposium-2023 .

On Jan. 29, I'm excited to be reading with Lisa Hartz, Lynn Waltz, and Wendi White. Please join us as we explore the notion of place and place's impact on us. Registration and additional info here .    

Save the date! On December 10, I'll be exploring ways in which visual art and poetry meet and mingle to provide mutual inspiration. I'm pleased to be reading with a group of wonderful writers and artists: Gabriele Glang, JoAnn Lord Koff, Kindra McDonald , Leah Gausch Waldrop, and Charles Wilson . Hosted by Cathy Hailey and sponsored by the Poetry Society of Virginia's Northern Region.