Join us at Mountain Lakes House to discuss "A Bird Came Down the Walk: Select Bird Poems" by Emily Dickinson. After the discussion, we will venture out for a short guided bird walk with expert birder Winnie Hughes Spar.
Presented in partnership with the Princeton Public Library and the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, this series is dedicated to readings about conservation, stewardship and our relationship with nature. Led by Diana Newby, FOPOS board member and associate director of writing at Princeton University, each meeting includes a discussion of the book and an accompanying activity. This meeting's activity will be led by FOPOS trustee Winnie Hughes Spar. Registration is requested.
About the book
American Poet Emily Dickinson's exquisite poetry spans a broad range of subjects, but perhaps none is so charming as those that she wrote concerning birds. This pocket-sized poetry companion contains 18 beautiful poems alongside Ernest Seton Thompson's delightful colour illustrations dedicated to our feathered friends that will appeal to lovers of poetry and birds alike.
Winnie Hughes Spar has led bird walks for Washington Crossing Audubon Society and Princeton University Reunions, as well as annual Christmas bird counts in Princeton. Winnie is a FOPOS board member. She is the author of the poetry chapbook “Frost Flowers” and teaches courses on literature and nature at the Watershed Institute.
Venue details
Mountain Lakes House
57 Mountain Ave.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Drive down the long paved driveway entrance to the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, marked by a series of black mailboxes along Mountain Avenue. The gravel parking lot is located on the left, approximately 1/2 mile down the driveway.