A forest, an old field, a prairie remnant, or an urban tree canopy is each a set of constant tensions. In natural history terms, the Tension Zone is an S-curved boundary where Wisconsin’s southern plant communities and northern plant communities converge. Many of our most subtly dynamic landscapes exist in proximity to this zone. With naturalist May Theilgaard Watts and poet Lorine Niedecker as our primary guides, let’s practice reading tension in the landscape. We will look and listen as well to diverse contemporary writers to help us explore the tensions at play in inscription, speech, memory, and forgetfulness. We’ll read, listen, and write with what we find there, or against these things, and will each contribute to a collective daybook to supplement our own individual discoveries.
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