The Sounds of Stone
Join poet Dakota Feirer for a vibrant live online workshop as part of Poem Forest’s 2026 program, celebrating Science Week and Poetry Month.
In this one-hour session, Dakota Feirer will guide primary-aged students through creative writing activities inspired by the natural world’s hidden soundscape — the subtle and powerful Sounds of Stone. Students will learn to tune into nature’s rhythms and express them through poetry, strengthening connections to Country and science.
All poems created in the workshops can be entered into the Poem Forest prize to be published and go in the running to win up to $2,000 in prizes including vouchers, journals, and more!
Note: This workshop is for primary school grades (Kindergarten to Grade 7, depending on state/territory)
- Celebrate Science Week (Aug 15–23) alongside Landcare Week and Keep Australia Beautiful Week (Aug 3–9)
- Develop poetry skills with expert guidance from Dakota Freirer and support from the Red Room Poetry team
- Connect poetry with science, sustainability, and First Nations perspectives
- Create poems to enter the Poem Forest Prize — each poem plants a tree!
- Win up to $2,000 in prizes including vouchers, journals, and more!
This workshop is designed for primary school students (Kindergarten to Grade 7). Teachers are encouraged to allow extra time for poem editing and submission via our digital entry form — a wonderful way to combine creativity and digital literacy.
Reserve your spot for this inspiring live workshop on 5 August and help your students give voice to the natural world through poetry.
About Poem Forest
Poem Forest is a free nature writing program and prize that breathes life back into the natural world that sustains us. Created by Red Room Poetry, in partnership with Wollongong City Council, Poem Forest invites students and teachers to use their words to make positive climate action. For every nature poem received, a tree is planted to help heal habitats and create a Poem Forest for future generations. Since 2021, over 22,800 poem trees have been planted.
This year’s theme, The Sounds of Country, encourages students to tune into the voices of Country — from birds and insects to leaves and water — and bring these everyday sounds to life through poetry.
