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Events
WATCH: Sally Pomme Clayton and Sophie Herxheimer talk about The Mighty Goddess at Watkins Bookshop The Bog King’s Daughter – created for The Hans Christian Andersen Story Centre, New York.The Little Mermaid – created for the Hans Christian Andersen Story Centre, New York Storytelling Synchronicity – storytellers Katy Cawkwell, Pomme Clayton, Hugh Lupton, Emily Hennessy, Rebecca Smart share stories about strange events that have happened as they have told stories. Hosted by Katy Cawkwell with Literature Works. Watch the film and add your own story. READ: LISTEN: CURRENT EVENTS: The Three Snake Leaves – Ben Haggarty Hugh Lupton, Sally Pomme Clayton, Sheema Mukherjee.“A wonderful, intricate performance, based on tales from…
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Publications
The Mighty Goddess- World Myths by Sally Pomme Clayton and Sophie Herxheimer (The History Press 2023) This stunning collection brings together over 50 goddess myths from across the globe: familiar, unknown, forgotten – spectacular! Pioneering storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton revitalizes powerful goddesses creating new perspectives from ancient myths. Journey from Alaska to Mesopotamia, ancient Rome to Tibet. The book features paper-cuts by artist Sophie Herxheimer, juxtaposing the ordinary and fabulous. Follow the goddess from creator to crone. The Mighty Goddess reimagines myths in poetic language, putting the goddess in the centre of the narrative, exploring the many ways in which goddesses are represented. Words and images delight and subvert, revelling in the female,…
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Mythic Imagination
The imagination is boundless – find creative flow, connect with the wealth of images inside you.Mythic Imagination – a six week creative writing courseThursdays 6.00 pm – 7.30pm – March 13; March 20; March 27; April 3; April 10; April 17 2025South London Theatre, 2A Norwood High Street, West Norwood, London SE27 9NSTICKETS and more infoOver six weeks we will explore some of the vivid and lasting images found in fairytales, myths and legends and use them as starting points for our own creative writing. Pomme will guide you through playful and creative tasks and guided prompts. Each session will draw on a variety of sources to inspire your creativity: images in myths; fairytale settings and…
