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Pamela Michael
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Rosemary C. Allen commented on Pamela Michael's group River of Words"I found your website and my question has been answered. Looking forward to the workshop this summer."
Rosemary C. Allen commented on Pamela Michael's group River of Words"Wow! So glad to have found this site. This work has always been at the center of my work as a Montessori guide. What other activities other that a contest are available to promote this awareness and exchange?"
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River of Words
River of Words promotes environmental literacy and watershed awareness through the arts and cultural exchange. ROW conducts a free, annual international poetry and art contest for youth, in affiliation with The Library of Congress.
Suz Lipman commented on Pamela Michael's group River of Words"Heads up, young poets and artists! Looks like the deadline has passed for U.S. entries for this year's River of Words poetry and art contest. The international deadline, however, is not until Feb. 1. Children in grades K-12, sharpen your…"
Suz Lipman joined Pamela Michael's groupRiver of Words
River of Words promotes environmental literacy and watershed awareness through the arts and cultural exchange. ROW conducts a free, annual international poetry and art contest for youth, in affiliation with The Library of Congress.
amy pertschuk commented on Pamela Michael's group River of Words"Yes! and Welcome. I'm a big fan of ROW. How can we spread the word about your wonderful work? Dates for the 2010 contest? Details? etc."
amy pertschuk joined Pamela Michael's groupRiver of Words
River of Words promotes environmental literacy and watershed awareness through the arts and cultural exchange. ROW conducts a free, annual international poetry and art contest for youth, in affiliation with The Library of Congress.
Pamela Michael posted a groupRiver of Words
River of Words promotes environmental literacy and watershed awareness through the arts and cultural exchange. ROW conducts a free, annual international poetry and art contest for youth, in affiliation with The Library of Congress.
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- Executive Director and Co-Founder
- Organization
- River of Words
- Bio
- Watershed activist, writer, and radio producer Pamela Michael has spent decades working to integrate environmental and arts education into the lives of children and their communities. Co-founder, with Robert Hass, of the much-honored River of Words organization, her Watershed Explorer curriculum has been used to train thousands of teachers, park rangers, youth leaders and others in ways to connect kids to their watersheds and their imaginations, and to inspire them to create stunning art and poetry. Her first collection of children’s work, River of Words: Images and Poetry in Praise of Water (Heyday Books 2003), won the 2003 Skipping Stones award for Best Nature or Ecology Book. She was honored at the 2008 National Book Festival for her 2nd collection: River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things (Milkweed Editions 2009).
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Books in Print:
River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things (Milkweed Editions)
River of Words: Images and Poetry in Praise of Water (Heyday Books)
The Gift of Rivers: True Stories of Life on the Water (Travelers’ Tales)
A Woman’s Passion for Travel (Travelers’ Tales)
A Mother’s World: Journeys of the Heart (Travelers’ Tales)
Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel (Globe Pequot)
Audio:
East Meets West: Buddhism in the United States (narrated by Richard Gere, Pamela Michael wrote and produced this four-hour series for public radio, now available on CD)
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- http://www.riverofwords.org
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- http://twitter.com/PamelaMichael
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