NPS - National Park Service
10/10/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/10/2024 09:22
Write Out Comes to Springfield Armory NHS, Oct. 20
News Release Date:
October 10, 2024
ABOUT THE PARK: Springfield Armory National Historic Site is the location of the nation's first armory (1794 - 1968) and was established by George Washington. The site includes historic grounds, buildings, and the world's largest historic American military firearms collection. For updates and further information call (413) 734-8551, check the website at www.nps.gov/spar or go to www.facebook.com/sparnhs.
October 10, 2024
Contact:Kelly Fellner, 413-734-8551
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Join Springfield Armory National Historic Site October 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as we host a public outdoor Write Out event. This free, drop-in event will feature nature-based writing prompts, arts and crafts activities, warm refreshments, and guidance from park rangers and local writing instructors.
Write Out began in 2018 as a cooperative effort between the National Writing Project and the National Park Service to encourage people of all ages and skill levels to explore the great outdoors through the act of writing. The event takes place over multiple weeks across the whole country, and every year follows a different theme. This year, the theme is "Poetry for the Planet," and so the writing prompts will use different poetic forms to help participants engage with the environment around them. No experience with poetry is necessary, and writing outside of the prompt guidelines is encouraged.
The event will kick off Sunday, October 20, at 11:00 a.m., and while the museum will be open as normal, all Write Out activities will take place on Springfield Armory's beautiful scenic grounds. There will be tables set up with prompts, picnic tables under autumn foliage, a fully stocked bookmark-making station, a "poet-tree" where writers can collaborate to construct a tree with their poems, and warm apple cider, all free of charge. Families, school groups, and independent writers are all welcome.
ABOUT THE PARK: Springfield Armory National Historic Site is the location of the nation's first armory (1794 - 1968) and was established by George Washington. The site includes historic grounds, buildings, and the world's largest historic American military firearms collection. For updates and further information call (413) 734-8551, check the website at www.nps.gov/spar or go to www.facebook.com/sparnhs.