These poems, along with a few travel stories, are a joyous form of word play that embodies life itself. The poems range from the Great Lakes, to Africa, to the Galapagos, and Mexico. They go places never visited before.
Worked on grassroots committees to improve the environment: West Michigan Environmental Council, Michigan Pesticides Council, and The League of Women Voters.
Wrote feature articles as a correspondent for the Grand Rapids Press for seven years. Contributed feature stories and poems to many outdoor magazines, newspapers and poetry magazines.
Taught writing, literature and liberal studies at Grand Valley State University for eight years.
Developed writing courses based upon environmental studies at G.V.S.U.
Consulted experts to write a critically acclaimed non-fiction book, The Dynamic Great Lakes: These experts included geologists, naturalists, fish biologists, and environmental activists
My published books are: The Dynamic Great Lakes, a critically acclaimed non-fiction book about the Great Lakes ecosystems. This is a green book.
The Wilderness Within is a book of poetry and essays from wild places and their peoples in the world.
Sophia's Lost and Found: Poems of Above and Below is drawn from the deep wells of nature and is spiritual in content.
Promotes environmental literacy by speaking to civic groups, museums and schools.
Featured on several radio, television and podcasts.
Contributes comments to government hearings on environmental issues.
Maintains several blogs and websites:
Sophia's Lost and Found www.freewebs.com/barbaraspring This is my poetry and art website. I have a page dedicated to how to write a poem.
The Dynamic Great Lakes Blog http://bjspring.wordpress.com
Photos, maps and information
Dynamic Great Lakes http://barbara-spring.blogspot.com This one has Great Lakes videos and up to date news about the Great Lakes.
Books by Barbara Spring http://barbaraspring.yolasite.com Reviews of my books and photos.
