BLT’s Words in the Wild is a unique hiking trail initiative that features 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:
Bansfield Meadow, Osterville | “A Window” by rose auslander
Bell Farm, Cotuit | “Walking on History” by Lucile Burt
Coombs Bog, Centerville | “Possibility” by Deirdre G. Callanan
Eagle Pond Sanctuary, Cotuit | “Prayer to the Living World” by Brett Warren
Fuller Farm, Marstons Mills | “Let Red Live in Your Heart” by Kim Baker
Lowell Park, Cotuit | “Lowell Park Woodlands Trail” by Robin Smith-Johnson
Pogorelc Sanctuary, W. Barnstable | “Sanctuary” by Al Starkey
Ropes Field, Cotuit | “Ropes Field” by Diane Hanna
Corner of Main Street/Seapuit Road, Osterville | “Legacy” by Lauren Wolk
This program is the brainchild of author, poet, and artist Lauren Wolk, who approached Barnstable Land Trust to partner in 2022. 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, have installed the unique trail signs on BLT properties both years.
Meet the Poets
-
rose auslander
Learn more about rose and read the poem she wrote inspired by Bansfield Meadow.
-
Lucile Burt
Learn more about Lucile and read the poem she wrote inspired by Bell Farm.
-
Deirdre G. Callanan
Learn more about Deirdre and read the poem she wrote inspired by Coombs Bog.
-
Robin Smith-Johnson
Learn more about Robin and read the poem she wrote inspired by Lowell Park.
-
Diane Hanna
Learn more about Diane and read the poem she wrote inspired by Ropes Field.
-
Kim Baker
Learn more about Kim and read the poem she wrote inspired by Fuller Farm.
-
Brett Warren
Learn more about Brett and read the poem she wrote inspired by Eagle Pond.
-
Albert Starkey
Learn more about Al and read the poem he wrote inspired by Pogorelc Sanctuary.
-
Lauren Wolk
Learn more about Lauren and read the poem she wrote in Memory of Donald C. McGraw, Jr.
Meet the Project Team
Lauren Wolk & Bob Nash
Sponsors and Supporters
