Words in the Wild 2022
In honor of Earth Day on April 22, 2022, Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) launched Words in the Wild, a unique hiking trail initiative that features four original site-specific poems penned by local poets. Each poem has been etched onto individual cedar trail signs that include a QR code connecting to audio recordings and other information. Words in the Wild inspiration can be discovered on the following BLT trails:
“Let Red Live in Your Heart” by Kim Baker/Mashpee; BLT Location: Fuller Farm in Marston’s Mills
“Prayer to the Living World” by Brett Warren/Yarmouth Port; BLT Location: Eagle Pond Sanctuary in Cotuit
“Ropes Field” by Dianne Hanna/Cotuit; BLT Location: Ropes Field in Cotuit
“Sanctuary” by Al Starkey/Yarmouth Port: BLT Location: Pogorelc Sanctuary in West Barnstable
“Legacy” by Lauren Wolk: Corner of Main Street/Seapuit Road in Osterville
The program is the brainchild of author, poet, and artist Lauren Wolk, who approached Barnstable Land Trust to partner on the initiative. Working with her colleague Bob Nash, the duo broadened the partnership to include the Cape Cod Makers group who used their specialized GlowForge technology to engrave the poems on cedar plaques. A team of BLT volunteers led by Kelly Barber, Director of Land Stewardship, installed the unique trail signs at specially selected locations on BLT properties.
Meet the Project Team
Lauren Wolk & Bob Nash
Meet the Poets
Diane Hanna, Ropes Field
Learn more about Diane and read the poem she wrote about Ropes Field here.
Kim Baker, Fuller Farm
Learn more about Kim and read the poem she wrote about Fuller Farm here.
Brett Warren, Eagle Pond
Learn more about Brett and read the poem she wrote about Eagle Pond here.
Albert Starkey, Pogorelc Sanctuary
Learn more about Al and read the poem he wrote about Pogorelc Sanctuary here.
Lauren Wolk,
Osterville
Learn more about Lauren and read the poem she wrote in Memory of Donald C. McGraw, Jr. here.