Walk and Write with Kentucky Poet Laureate

From the time of the ancient philosophers, we’ve known that walking in nature fosters creativity and imaginative thinking.
Kentucky Poet Laureate Kathleen Driskell has written and published many poems and essays that first began percolating on her regular walks in the Parklands.

Join her on October 11, 2025 at 10:00am in the PNC Achievement Center to walk the Black Willow Trail, stopping briefly along the way to take photographs or make notes describing whatever strikes your fancy.

When we complete our leisurely hike, we’ll return to the PNC Center to discuss what makes a good poem or short essay and begin to write using what we’ve discovered on our walk.

This course is free for Parklands Members and $10 for non-members.

Kathleen Driskell is an award-winning teacher, poet, and essayist who has published many books of poems and was recently appointed Kentucky Poet Laureate by Governor Andy Beshear. She is professor of creative writing and Chair of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing at Spalding University. Learn more about Kathleen and her work at kathleendriskell.com

You may also like the following events from The Parklands of Floyds Fork:

• Next Tuesday, 9th September, 08:30 am, The Parklands Walking Club (Karst Climb Trail) in Mount Washington
• Next Saturday, 13th September, 10:00 am, Junior Explorer: Fish Fest in Eastwood
• This month, 24th September, 05:30 pm, Volunteer Orientation in Eastwood

Also check out other Arts events in Eastwood, Literary Art events in Eastwood.