In Walden, Thoreau wrote, “Shall I not have intelligence with the earth?” Thoreau’s lifelong engagement with Nature was an essential element in his development as a writer and thinker. His […]
Call for Nominations for terms beginning July 2027Due date: January 21, 2027 The Thoreau Alliance seeks nominations for the following positions: President: (2-year term, renewable no more than once in
Many current and past board members of the Thoreau Society (now the Thoreau Alliance) are scholars-in-residence for the program. This fall, the Transcendentalism Initiative at Harvard Divinity School’s Center for
Several More Lives to Live: Thoreau on Leaving, Returning, and Renewal An International Conference in Arantzazu (Oñati, Gipuzkoa), 3-5 June 2027 Convened by Antonio Casado da Rocha (University of the
Acclaimed poet and essayist Ross Gay visited Concord last weekend to receive the 2026 Thoreau Prize, an international literary award honoring writers whose work speaks powerfully for nature, freedom, and
