Listen for the Loons: a writing retreat

Come to the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota and hear loons call and laugh on the lake, listen for the words of your life and for the voice of God in the wilderness. Write and share your work in the company of fellow travelers.

Dates: July 17, 7:00pm - July 20, Noon

Cost: $225, Student discounts and scholarships are available upon request.

Retreat Details:  This retreat includes morning stretching, meditations, writing sessions, unstructured writing times, and free time to explore the wilderness and the Ely community. Individual conversations with the resource persons will also be an option. In addition, there may be guided day trip to Sigurd Olsen's Listening Point. You will stay in cabins on Armstrong Lake and eat nutritious meals prepared by the Wilderness Wind staff.

Resource Persons:

Anne Hostetler is the author of a book of poetry, Empty Room with Light, and editor of  A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry. She teaches literature and creative writing at Goshen College. Examples of her spiritual autobiography can be found at http://bigpawchronicles.blogspot.com.

Julia Spicher Kasdorf has published two books of poetry, Sleeping Preacher and Eve's Striptease, two works of nonfiction, and co-edited Broken Land: Poems of Brooklyn. She teaches and directs a graduate program in creative writing at The Pennsylvania State University.

See Brochure for more details and for registration form.