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SUMMARY:The Family of Things: Writing the Self and Nature through the Wor
 k of Mary Oliver
DESCRIPTION:The Family of Things: Writing the Self and Nature through the
  Work of Mary Oliver with Ren vanMeenen\\nSaturday\\, November 7\\, 1 –
  5 PM @ Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat (Naples\\, NY)\\nMary Olive
 r’s writing connects the human experience with the universal elements o
 f nature\\, of the earth. She focuses on the importance of observation\\,
  and writes of paying attention and being open to being astonished. Throu
 gh a deep\\, day-long exploration of Oliver’s poetry and essays in the 
 natural beauty of the Gell Center we will write in multiple forms\\, ulti
 mately unmasking our truths\\, and following Oliver’s advice to share o
 ur stories.\\nRen vanMeenen\\, PhD.\\, teaches Writing\\, Literature and 
 Media Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the longtime e
 ditor of Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts &amp\\; Cultural Criticism
  and the Book Review Editor for the Journal of Poetry Therapy. Ren has ed
 ited several collections of poetry and has contributed writing to Art Pap
 ers\\, Art New England\\, Source: Ireland’s Photographic Review\\, Afte
 rimage\\, City Magazine\\, Film Festival Reporter\\, National Association
  of Artists’ Organizations Newsletter\\, Western New York Artist Reside
 ncy Exchange Catalogs\\, the Pyramid Arts.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-c
 anada/united-states/rochester/events/the-family-of-things-writing-the-sel
 f-and-nature-through-the-work-of-mary-oliver-2026-11-07
LOCATION:rochester.lgbt
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/rochester/events/the-family-of-things-writing-the-self-and-nature-through-the-work-of-mary-oliver-2026-11-07
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