Written Women: Cassandra

Written Women is a monthly writers salon at Cordelia, inviting you to respond to poems, stories and myths written by and about women.
About this Event

Each month, we'll read and discuss a different text to inspire our own free-write session, drawing from women's stories of power, madness, sensuality, tragedy, queerness, and insubordination. Time will be set aside at the end of each meetup for folks to share excerpts of what they've written.
This June, we’ll read excerpts from ancient Greek tragedies and epic poems, alongside contemporary poetry and non-fiction which draw inspiration from the story of Cassandra: a priestess of Apollo and mad prophetess, cursed to see the future but never be believed.
Contributing our own interpretations to the expansion and re-imagination of her story, we’ll consider what it means to write and speak the truth, even when nobody seems to hear it.
Written Women is led by poet, movement artist and facilitator Katya Borkov. You can learn more about her work at www.everythingspills.studio, or on instagram @everything.spills
This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Agenda
Introduction to this month's material
Collective readings
Guided discussion
Generative writing prompts
Concluding group share