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:      

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.