22/12/2025
WRITING THE UNDERWORLD 22nd Jan 7-9pm
Very excited for part 2 of this creative writing workshop series, taking place at Collective, thank you so much for having us! Last session, we spent much time with Persephone, and her story has inspired this series so much- so she is always with us. But to keep things flowing, we are bringing in different folkloric and mythological elements, with Persephone as this guiding light! 🦋🦋
Our route takes the shape of :
-The Descent- the fall into darkness, in some ways the winter, and the folklore around this- we will be looking at the myth of the Cailleach
-The Depths- the time spent in the fertile soil of the underworld itself, the stillness, the void. Here we may spend time in Annwn, the Welsh ‘Otherworld’
-The Emergence- we will come back to some Greek mythology and Persephone’s cycle through the descent and the emergence of the underworld.
Each section will include 2 or 3 writing prompts, encouraging poetry, short-stories, songs, or any other creative writing, or indeed journalling and personal reflection, that the stories invoke within you!
We will be bringing each section together with poems that tell a parallel story or have similar themes, and we will also be drawing upon the Jungian concept of the ‘Shadow’, all leaving time for a little open mic at the end to share some work if you feel called to (though this is absolutely not required).
Would love to have you with us! Ticket link in my bio 🧚🏻♀️🌻🦋
