“Gramática Parda” offers an experiential journey where literature, philosophy, ecology, and creativity engage in dialogue to reclaim a form of writing rooted in the rhythms of nature. Through readings, visualizations, walks, attentive observation, physical exercises, and group activities, each participant will develop a deeper relationship with the landscape as a space of knowledge. More than just an ecological writing workshop, it is an invitation to relearn a way of inhabiting language and the world.
Location: Carlos III University of Madrid. Classroom to be confirmed
Dates: October 6 through November 24, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Credits: 1 ECTS Elective (Conditions – elective credit)
Intended for: The university community and the general public (12 spots)
Program
- On wild language and writing that springs forth. Writing as breathing, imagination, and listening.
- What Trees Know. Delicate Empiricism. Goethe and Delicate Empiricism. Creative Observation as a Form of Knowledge.
- The Colorful Forest. The Colors of the Seasons and the Cycle of White.
- The stone that travels with us. Gemstone collections and mineral history.
- The body is like swaying grass. Writing from the Body.
- Poem or Sanctuary of Horses. Animality, bestiaries, and the rediscovery of instinct.
- The Promised Land. Extinct Species and the Poetic Ark.
- We sang the song of the seed around the fire. Oral Tradition and Poets of the Land.
- Relic. Ritual of Reparation. The seed as regeneration and ritual closure.
We will conclude with a recital and discussion as part of the University’s celebration of European Week for Waste Reduction.
Teacher
Esther Ramón
Esther Ramón is a poet, professor of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature at Carlos III University in Madrid, and a creative writing instructor. For decades, her research, academic work, and poetry have explored language as a form of knowledge capable of reminding us that human beings have never ceased to be part of nature. She has published numerous poetry collections, including *Reses* (Ojo Crítico Prize, 2018), *Semilla* (Bala perdida, 2022), and *El cuerpo de los colores* (Pre-Textos, 2024), as well as the prose collection *Los naipes de Delphine* (Fórcola, 2022). She views writing as an exercise in attention, listening, and transformation.
Price
35 euros for the university community.
70 euros for non-university members.
Registration
September 3 through October 5, 2026
