Rockford, IL – Natural Land Institute (NLI) will present the sixth annual Nature Poetry & Prose event on Friday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. The poetry and prose reading event is presented in partnership with Nature at the Confluence, which is also the location of the program, 306 Dickop St., South Beloit.
Admission is free for NLI members and $5 for non NLI members (includes a one-time six month introductory membership to NLI). Light snacks and beverages will be available. Registration requested by Thursday, September 26. Register on the website calendar at www.NaturalLand.org.
The audience will be inspired by nature themed works while listening to writers read their creative compositions that commemorate their experiences and observations of the natural world.
Several writers who are featured in NLI’s anthology, NATURAL VOICES, will read selections from the book at the event and include: Carolyn Bailey, Mary Caskey, Carol Fox, Don Miller, Wilda Morris, Lani Richardson, Dr. Karen Ruffner, Christopher Sims, Christine Swanberg, and Kaitlyn Tibbetts. NLI welcomes newcomer to the event, Katie Andraski.
The event timeline is as follows: Guests may arrive early or by 6:30 p.m. to mingle. The program will start with welcoming remarks and announcements at 6:45 p.m… Readings will begin at 7:00 p.m. and go until 8:30 p.m.
Copies of the nature themed anthology, NATURAL VOICES: Celebrating Nature With Opened Eyes, will be available at the event for a $12 donation to Natural Land Institute. However, anyone who has a copy may bring it to have it signed by any of the authors.
About the Book
The soft-cover book, published by Natural Land Institute is called, NATURAL VOICES: CELEBRATING NATURE WITH OPENED EYES, and is a collection of pieces written by past event participants: Carolyn Bailey, Dorothy Bock, Mary Caskey, Ed Collins, Sandra Fenton, Carol Fox, Don Miller, Wilda Morris, Chelsea Peterson, Christopher D. Sims, Christine Swanberg, Lani Richardson, Dr. Karen Blake Ruffner, and Kaitlyn Tibbetts.
NLI is very grateful to the writers who donated their work to make this book possible. Thank you to Christine Swanberg who donated her time as editorial consultant and to Laura Sjoquist who created the illustrations in the book.
About the Natural Land Institute
The Natural Land Institute, an accredited conservation land trust, is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization based in Rockford, Illinois, which has protected more than 17,300 acres of natural land in Illinois since 1958. The current service area covers twelve counties in northern Illinois. NLI’s mission is to create an enduring legacy of natural land in northern Illinois for people, plants and animals. For more information and to donate: www.NaturalLand.org.
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