Reading and Writing in the Woods
academicWhat do the woods beyond our fence smell like in the morning? How does the light fall in the forest hour by hour? Take a few days to rest in the woods this summer, cultivating a bond with literature, ...
What do the woods beyond our fence smell like in the morning? How does the light fall in the forest hour by hour? Take a few days to rest in the woods this summer, cultivating a bond with literature, each other, and the land. Beginning with the woods and farmlands outside our own back door, the week includes an overnight camping trip on the Cumberland Plateau. Over the course of the week, you will: take a tour of a working farm, eat fresh cookies in a 100-year-old rural bakery, swim in a waterfall, read among the tree-tops, walk through one of the region's only old-growth forests, and read award-winning nature writing while lounging in the very corner of the forest that it was written about. Our readings, like the course itself, are short and sweet and include selections from acclaimed American nature writers such as Sewanee's own David George Haskell and southern agrarians such as Wendell Berry.Session Details
Jun 1 - Jun 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$750
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