Eastern point, 2020
“Writing the Land is an attempt to honor nature and our relationship with it in a way that is as equitable and transparent as it is deep and entangled. As poets and advocates, we declare our intention, that the scope of this project be as inclusive—to humans and places—as we hope the mantle of protection that land trusts offer can be. Our work in writing the land will never be complete but rather gains strength, depth, beauty, and energy from a multitude of voices.”
-Lis McLoughlin, director
A collaborative outreach project for land trusts and poets, my hope for Writing the Land will come in a heightened awareness of preservation and the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity. Please read below for work from the first year of this project, as well as other writings for Hoosic River Watershed Association and Northeast Wilderness Trust.
“Hoosic River”
for Hoosic River Watershed Association
North County Public Radio / 2023
“In Conversation with David Crews on Writing the Land”
interview on Writing the Land, conservation, and activism
Wild Northeast / 2021
“Liberation Farm”
for Somali Bantu Community Association + Agrarian Trust
Writing the Land / 2021
“Kennebec River”
for Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Writing the Land / 2020
“Four Poems”
for Northeast Wilderness Trust
Writing the Land / 2020
“On Wilderness: Rethinking Climate Crisis”
for Northeast Wilderness Trust
The HOPPER / 2019