August 4 - August 23, 2026
Presented By: Catamount Arts
Tuesday, August 4, 5:30-7pm
AND
Sunday, August 23, 9-10:30am
Location:
St. Johnsbury Town Forest
Almshouse Road
St. Johnsbury, VT
Instructor: Sonia Scherr
FREE – donations welcome
Haiku is a form of poetry that originated in Japan and today inspires poems from many cultures. Before venturing out in the St. Johnsbury Town Forest, join 560 Railroad Community Artist Sonia Scherr at the pavilion to read a variety of haiku and discuss the characteristics they have in common. We will then walk a roughly mile-long portion of the trail network, gathering images that we will use to write our own haiku when we return to the pavilion. There will be time to share our poetry-in-progress and offer constructive feedback. This activity is offered free of charge, thanks to generous support from an anonymous donor; donations are gratefully accepted to support future 560 Railroad Community Artists.
Advance registration required.
Please register via our CLASS PORTAL.
Sonia Scherr writes fiction and nonfiction and enjoys creating opportunities for people to connect with their community through the arts. Now an educator at the nonprofit Egan Maritime Institute on Nantucket, she previously worked as community coordinator at central Vermont’s Cabot School to expand out-of-classroom learning. She has a background in journalism and communications and has published short stories in literary journals, including Gargoyle Magazine, Jabberwock Review, Blue Earth Review and poemmemoirstory. Having grown up in Norwich and lived in the Northeast Kingdom, she is excited to work with the St. Johnsbury community as a 560 Railroad Street Community Artist.
AND
Sunday, August 23, 9-10:30am
Location:
St. Johnsbury Town Forest
Almshouse Road
St. Johnsbury, VT
Instructor: Sonia Scherr
FREE – donations welcome
Haiku is a form of poetry that originated in Japan and today inspires poems from many cultures. Before venturing out in the St. Johnsbury Town Forest, join 560 Railroad Community Artist Sonia Scherr at the pavilion to read a variety of haiku and discuss the characteristics they have in common. We will then walk a roughly mile-long portion of the trail network, gathering images that we will use to write our own haiku when we return to the pavilion. There will be time to share our poetry-in-progress and offer constructive feedback. This activity is offered free of charge, thanks to generous support from an anonymous donor; donations are gratefully accepted to support future 560 Railroad Community Artists.
Advance registration required.
Please register via our CLASS PORTAL.
Sonia Scherr writes fiction and nonfiction and enjoys creating opportunities for people to connect with their community through the arts. Now an educator at the nonprofit Egan Maritime Institute on Nantucket, she previously worked as community coordinator at central Vermont’s Cabot School to expand out-of-classroom learning. She has a background in journalism and communications and has published short stories in literary journals, including Gargoyle Magazine, Jabberwock Review, Blue Earth Review and poemmemoirstory. Having grown up in Norwich and lived in the Northeast Kingdom, she is excited to work with the St. Johnsbury community as a 560 Railroad Street Community Artist.