Poetic Forecast Writing Workshop

Poetic Forecast invitation poster repeating the information on the event page

Using Creative Practices to Anticipate Wellness Challenges and Needs in a Changing Climate

Research study participants needed! You are invited to contribute to Poetic Forecasts: Using Creative Practices to Anticipate Wellness Challenges and Needs in a Changing Climate.

WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, 5:00 – 8:00 pm

WHERE: Woodhaven Ecoculture Centre (see here for driving directions)

WHAT: Poetry writing workshop – Get involved to help us explore how poetry can inform wellness supports and connect weather and climate to lived experiences of wellness.

Registration is required. This workshop is designed for adult participants. Link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Z6DG8Q7

Interested in contributing? You are invited to:

  • Participate in one 3-hour poetry workshop with an optional half-hour follow-up interview
  • Write about wellness, weather and climate
  • Submit your poems to this study
  • Take part in additional research and creative activities

What to bring?

  • The only essentials are you and weather-appropriate clothing (parts of the workshop may be held outside if conditions are favourable).
  • You may want to bring your preferred writing tools (e.g., pen and notebook, laptop, tablet).

I will provide coffee, tea, water, and some snacks including vegan and gluten free options.

Please visit Poetic Forecasts on the Health Arts Research Centre (UNBC) website at any time to view the detailed project information letter, consent form including participation options, project data lifecycle, workshop session plan, and more.

Research Project Funding: This research is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship supervised by Dr. Sarah de Leeuw (sarah.deleeuw@unbc.ca). Funding and support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, University of Northern British Columbia, and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. Thank you to the FEELed Lab for access to their facilities as in-kind support for this workshop.

Questions, Concerns or Complaints about the project: If you have questions about what we are asking of you, please contact Dr. Samantha Jones at Samantha.Jones@unbc.ca. Alternatively, you can leave a message at 250-960-5993 and it will be forwarded to Dr. Jones.

This study has been reviewed by the UNBC Research Ethics Board (File No: 6010198). Any concerns or complaints can be directed to reb@unbc.ca or by phone to 250-960-6735.

All FEELed Lab events strive to be feminist, anticolonial, antiracist, queer and accessible spaces.