UPDATE: Fellowship application deadline has been extended! New deadline is Friday, February 16th, 2018. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MERWIN CONSERVANCY TO LAUNCH NEW FELLOWSHIP FOR TEACHERS IN HAWAII Applications Now Open; Award-Winning Poet & Childrens’ Book Author Naomi Shihab Nye to Co-Facilitate HA‘IKU, HAWAII – December 21 – In Summer 2018, the Merwin Conservancy will launch […] Read More
Conservancy’s ‘Open Garden Days’ Program Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser
In the Sunday, November 27th edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, reporter Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi featured a story about W.S. Merwin’s palm garden, and the Conservancy’s “Open Garden Days’ program. The article was entitled “Poet cultivates a miracle of a garden on Maui”, and can be viewed by newspapers subscribers here. Not a subscriber? Click this link […] Read More
Support A New Fellowship for Hawaii Teachers on #GivingTuesday
In celebration of #GivingTuesday, we’re excited to announce a strategic partnership with The Creative Core and renowned poet and Merwin Conservancy board member Naomi Shihab Nye that will allow us to pilot a new teaching fellowship program for Hawai‘i teachers in 2018. This fellowship includes an intensive 5-day institute on Maui in June 2018, immersion in W.S. […] Read More
