The Writer’s Center

In literature and myth, winter is often portrayed as a symbol for death, while spring is considered a time of joyful rebirth. Yet both seasons offer beauty and danger, while the transition between the two can be particularly precarious -- for wildlife as well as for human beings. In “Winter Into Spring,” instructor Rose Strode leads discussions of poems that explore the winter, the spring, and this important transition from the state of dormancy to the state of new growth…