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THIRTEENTH ANNUAL
WATERSHED ENVIRONMENTAL POETRY FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, NOON TO 4 PM, BERKELEY, FREEÂ Poetry should be able to comprehend the earth,
… something of the earth beyond our human dramas. – Robert Hass
For a poetic, pre-election update on the State of the Planet, join Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Hass with musicians, artists, and environmentalists on Saturday, November 1, noon to 4 p.m. at the 13th annual WATERSHED Environmental Poetry Festival in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, located one block west of the downtown Berkeley BART.
 
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Updated September 9, 2008
WATERSHED
Environmental Poetry Festival
Saturday, November 1, 2008 • Noon to 4pm • Free
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center Park, Berkeley
One block west of Downtown Berkeley BART
Strawberry Creek Walk • 10 am at Oxford & Center*
Robert Hass • Jane Hirshfield • Brenda Hillman
Al Young with bassist Dan Robbins • Joseph Lease
Camille Dungy • Chris Olander • Mike Tuggle
Avotcja with bassist Eugene Warren
The Two Graces — Grace Fae & Grace Tea
Student & Youth Poets from
River of Words • Poetry Inside Out
California Poets in the Schools
We Are Nature open reading
Sign up by noon on site
Environmental Updates
Ecology Center presents Climatologist Eugene Cordero
co-author of
Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming
EcoCity Builders update on Strawberry Creek
River Village Literary & Environmental Exhibits
Click here to Register
Book Signing by Featured Readers
Ecology Center Bookstore Tent
* Strawberry Creek Walk
Led by Chris Olander with readings by
participating poets and talks by creek restoration experts.
Meet on the UC Berkeley Campus, Oxford and Center Streets.
SPECIAL EVENT
A symposium moderated by Robert Hass
~ Creativity in the Face of Climate Change ~
The Role of Humanities in Awakening Societal Change
Thursday, October 30, 2008 • 2pm to 5:30pm • Free
Maude Fife Room — Wheeler Hall • UC Berkeley
A presebtation of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment
Click to RSVP
Check back for program updates!
Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival
is a collaboration of
Robert Hass, US Poet Laureate 1995-97
Poetry Flash • EcoCity Builders
Ecology Center/Berkeley Farmers’ Market
with support from
The Watershed Keepers - our individual donors & volunteers
UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund
Zellerbach Family Fund • East Bay Municipal Utility District
Civic Arts Program, City of BerkeleyÂ
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MLK, Jr., Civic Center Park is Wheelchair Accessible.
Spoken Word Performances Sign Language Interpreted on request.
ASL interpreters for the deaf and hearing impaired
can be provided with notice by October 25
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