Writing Wonder, Joy and Awe

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How can we cultivate a sense of wonder amidst personal and societal challenges? Through close attention to the natural world, their own lived experiences, and the voices of others, students will write towards meaning and truth in personal essays that rely on research and reporting. With inspiration from Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s World of Wonders, Ross Gay’s Inciting Joy, Brian Doyle’s One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder, and other essayists, students will work alone and in a community of writers through the writing process to produce and publish an outward facing component such as a zine. Pre-requisites: ENGL 0930 or any 1000-level nonfiction writing course.