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The Mythos We Live By

From 'Walking on the Moon' Theatre of the Ancients (photo: Gato Suarez)

Edited by Charlotte Du Cann, this section asks writers who work with story – as teachers, storytellers, anthropologists, poets, performers, activists – to explore how mythology might respond to an age of converging crises.

The Glimpse

Carla Stang
5th April, 2017
Hot and grimy from hard work in the manioc orchard the two sisters trot down...
Myths & StoriesThe Mythos We Live By

I am Taliesin

Sophie McKeand
29th March, 2017
Bum yn lliaws rith kyn bum disgyfrith I was in a multitude of forms before...
Myths & StoriesThe Mythos We Live By

The Walk of the Moon

Joanna Hruby
23rd March, 2017
It’s a warm afternoon in late May, and a small crowd gathers on a circular...
Myths & StoriesThe Mythos We Live By

The Black Snake and the Row of Flags

Ben Mali Macfadyen
16th March, 2017
Shadows draped the tattered canvas of ‘Wounded Knee Kitchen’. Sodden figures, sheltering from the blizzard...
Myths & StoriesThe Mythos We Live By

Riding the Back of the Bear-King

Sylvia Linsteadt
9th March, 2017
An essay about storytelling and belonging from our series 'The Mythos We Live By'
Myths & StoriesThe Mythos We Live By

The Mythos We Live By: Uncolonising Our Imagination

Charlotte Du Cann
2nd March, 2017
In the coming six weeks as spring approaches, we will be looking at several ‘uncivilised’...
ConversationsMyths & StoriesThe Mythos We Live By
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