Words in Place: Reconnecting with Nature through Creative Writing

by Paul Matthews

This nine-week writing course follows a path through the realms of nature, from mineral to plants, animal, and people. By exploring the qualities of each, Words in Place encourages the writer to find a unique, authentic voice and to forge a new relationship the inner and outer worlds. Paul Matthews offers a rich variety of creative techniques and exercises, including "haiku hikes," word and story games, written conversation, collaborative writing, and "tiny tales." The reader will enjoy this powerful and unusual book both for its help in connecting with nature and for its insights into imagination and the poets and writers who created the literary geography of East Sussex, the author’s home.

255 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2007

Reviews

[Dnicebear]

For a place junkie, this book is heaven, encouraging playful writing with all kingdoms/queendoms of nature and drawing on the power of myth. Matthews picks out a few powerful words from a wide variety of writers to spur on the creative juices. I'm equipped anew to "stand by" words and to respect silence.