Student Poetry Trail
Wed 13 March - Wed 27 March
Botanic Garden
Did you know that the word ‘posey’ means both ‘a little flower’ and ‘a little poem’?
Explore the Botanic Garden in this self-guided trail and see how many poems you can spot. Student writers have joined with the Garden to give a voice to plants that people tend to walk past or overlook. Each little poem serves as a new kind of label, speaking to those of us who don’t understand much from a Latin scientific name alone. There is a link on the poem label that invites the reader to reply with their own poems. Close observation and scientific exploration are two ways to delve into the mysteries of plants. Words are another: poetry bridges the gap between what can be seen and measured, and what we feel and intuit in our encounters with plants.
This project is part of the Cambridge Festival Student Creative Team, an initiative to encourage collaboration across Cambridge, involving more students in the festival, and encouraging creativity and public engagement.
Cost: Free with normal Garden Admission
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Enquiries: Cambridge University Botanic Garden Website Email: enquiries@botanic.cam.ac.uk Telephone: +441223336265
Timing
In person
10:00am-5:00pm daily from Wednesday 13 March until Wednesday 27 March
All times
Wed 13 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 14 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 15 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 16 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 17 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 18 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 19 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 20 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 21 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 22 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 23 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 24 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 25 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 26 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 27 March | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |