Poetry for the Woods is in support of saving the UNCA Woods. UNC Asheville’s 45-acre urban forest has been a cherished community resource and wildlife habitat for decades. It’s now under threat of development, despite its status as one of the last remaining urban forests in Asheville.
We gathered in the urban forest to develop connection with the woods and generate awareness around saving them through poetry. We had featured poets share there poems and we began writing poems while in the woods and shared those, too.
The Poetry for the Woods Collection is a compilation of poems inspired by saving the woods, preserving nature, and being in connection with the earth. Submit your poem! Due June 1st.
Poetry submissions for Poetry for the Woods Collection
Our goal is to spread the word about Saving the UNCA Woods through poetry. Please draft your own poem for the woods and submit it here to be part of our Poetry for the Woods collection. Be sure to include your name and the poem name in your poem submissions. Due June 1. Email info@SacredPoetryCircle.com with any questions.
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Featured Poets:
Narya Rose Deckard is the author of Wolfcraft, a book of poems which won the 2024 Broken Tribe Press MFA Graduate Award. She teaches writing and lives in Valdese, NC with her husband, dog, cats and chickens.
Rae Anderson is a writer in fits and starts, weaving themes of land connection, grief, archetype, and transformation through her work. She draws inspiration from her homestead land project, the resilience of community, and guiding others through the sacred work of Becoming.
Aurora Whim is a conservation biologist and the leader of the band Sun Goblin. She is also a member of the Back Porch Poets slam poetry team. Her songs and poetry often revolve around nature and conservation as a subject.
Ivy Rozen is an Asheville-based poet whose work has been published in Fine Art Globe, Chatham Life & Style Magazine, Education NC, Hot Pot Magazine, Penmen Review, Auvert Magazine, Loblolly Press, and most recenly her debut poetry chapbook: Imposters, from Bottlecap Press.
John Langmack is a poet and lifecoach who lives in Asheville. He published his first book of poems in 2022, God Bless the Roadkill. He works to run Ashevilles longest current running Poetry Slam, Beasts of the Mountain.
Maura Finn is a poet/writer and healing arts practitioner and educator who is deeply dedicated to supporting humans on the journey of remembering. Through creative, therapeutic approaches, she invites reflection and depth healing to expand how individuals want to experience their time on Earth. Maura draws on inspiration from the more-than-human world and the in-between worlds creating a rich tapestry of full spectrum living.
Tori Allenspach is an Asheville based writer and yoga teacher. She feels most alive with her bare feet on the earth and a pen in her hand. She writes to remember the imperfect, messy, and beautiful truth within us all.
Emma Norris is a poet whose work weaves tenderness, ecology, and the inner life into lyrical snapshots. She writes to nurture connection and awaken care for the living world. Her poetry often emerges from moments of stillness with birds, evergreens, and memory.
Elias Orion is a lover of forests and creeks and insects. Very new to poetry but loves it. Barefooted dancer.
Ash Lounsbury practices ecopsychology in and around Asheville, offering eco-meditations, nature as oracle workshops, and events to the community. She sometimes writes about myth, eco-healing, Gertrude Stein, and birds.
