Poetry of the Wild is an environmental art project, combining art and poetry to get people out walking and meaningfully engaged with their landscapes.  The artist, Ana Flores, created the first Poetry of the Wild in 2003 for the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association in Southern Rhode Island.  With the help of community participants, the artist builds the boxes and installs them, creating a trail which lures the public out to find them. 

The poetry boxes have taken many shapes; they’ve been made of recycled materials, permanent materials, and have even become public sculptures. The prose featured has been by published poets as well as community writers, ranging in age from 9 to 90 years old. Each box also contains a journal for public response.

The artist has been invited to create the project with communities from New England to Arizona, in both rural and urban. The sponsors have been environmental groups, land trusts, universities, museums, and public schools. See link