Send with £100 deposit to me Cora Greenhill,
Tel 44(0)1433 630759 email me at :
Writing can be a way of being consciously
here in this world, exploring our place - or home - in it in all sorts of ways.
Good writing conveys a strong sense of place as locality and environment, but
will also place the writer in relationship to her world.
Writing a way home will be a chance
to share a creative journey with a small group of women in one of the places
where I live and write and feel at home.
I invite you to share it with me for a week, as we share our love of writing
and our sense of place.
We can use all aspects of the varied and beautiful, though rapidly ‘developing,’ environment to stimulate our writing: the ancient and the modern, the elemental and the cultural, the beautiful and the brash. All can be mirrors of the wider and the inner worlds. As writers we weave lifelines between them, finding patterns of meaning that make whole. We will visit some powerful places and use some movement and meditations, including walking a Cretan labyrinth, , to deepen our awareness.
There will be about 4-5 hours of workshop and tutorial time each day. We will
share examples of writing by others to feed and inspire our creativity, as well
as writing, re-writing, and giving and receiving feedback.
The focus will be on poetry and the use of living language. Participants wanting to write stories or biography will be encouraged to enliven their language with imagery and develop an ear for rhythm and voice in their writing. The group will be between 5 and 8 participants to allow space and feedback for each individual.
The course will run from Wed am until
Sunday evening, giving a free day at the end. There will be a welcome dinner
on Tues. eve. Sessions will take place on the terrace, in the garden and sometimes
at other locations such as seaside tavernas and ancient sites. Mostly they will
be in the morning, with one daytrip. Afternoons mostly for the beach/walks/
or resting/writing. Sometimes we will meet before dinner to share work or have
individual tutorials.
There may be the chance to do some 5Rhythms dancing with me during the week,
probably on one taught evening at a venue nearby.
May is usually a lovely time in Crete, with the late spring flowers and first of the summer fruits, warm enough to swim without being too hot for walking.
Participants will live in local accommodation either in the village of Aspro (1km from sea) or at the seaside within easy walking distance.
Administration and course fee: £210
(to include welcome dinner and two communal lunches.)
Accommodation: at cost: approx E20-30 pn (depending on type required and number.
sharing apartment etc) I will let you know the options more precisely when the
season starts at Easter. I will book the rooms and you will pay for them directly
in Euros. Share of hire car for maybe two days: about E20 (depends on nos)
Entrance to museums: maybe E10.
Food: eating out in the area is good value but not dirt cheap. Varied vegetarian
dishes are widely available. Estimate evening meal with a drink E10-15
Cappucinos can be overpriced! (But the locations are great!) Accommodation will
have at least basic cooking facilities and there are local shops. If you are
on a special diet, let me know and I will advise if there’s anything you
need to bring with you.
For breakfast and lunch you can either eat out or DIY/picnic.
I make that between E300 and E450 plus your course fee plus flights and airport
transfer (taxi about E60 return –sharing or lifts should be possible,
or we could extend car hire-we’ll work out the best and cheapest way when
we have numbers and flight times!) You should be able to get a return flight
to Hania in May under £200, but the flight situation is changing every
season. Flights are from Manchester and Gatwick to Hania on Tuesdays. Flights
to Heraklion are on different days from more airports and sometimes cheaper.
Heraklion is 3hrs by bus or 2+ by car.
I’ll put more travel advice on my website shortly.
Please write to me a little about yourself and your writing in applying for this course.
Send with £100 deposit to me Cora
Greenhill,
Tel 44(0)1433 630759 email
me at :
Deposits become non-returnable 2 weeks before the course, unless your place
can be re-sold. Booking early! Then everyone can book their flights and look
forward to the course!
My relationship with Crete began more than 20 years ago when I set off on a pilgrimage with a pamphlet called The Sacred Isle by Susan Evasdaughter in one hand and my 9 year old son’s in the other. After several more visits, I brought together my passion for 5Rhythms dancing with my passion for Crete with its ancient history of shamanic dancing priestesses, by starting to run dance and pilgrimage holidays in Crete. Meanwhile, much of my own writing was inspired by Crete, including a huge and unwieldy novel which I am currently enjoying re-writing as a narrative poem. In late 2005, Ian and I became the rather bemused owners of a lovely house here with a huge overgrown garden/orchard. This is the first course to happen here at To Korali, the start of yet another phase of my deep journeying with this unique country. I have published poetry and articles widely in magazines and literary journals, and have three poetry collections: see my website.
For more about me, my writing, and
archives on previous Inscape holidays, go to my website www.thirteenthmoon.co.uk
and archives on previous Inscape holidays and more
archives.
For more about the house and village of Aspro, go to www.thirteenthmoon.co.uk/tokorali
If you would like to combine your writing holiday with a tour of some of Crete’s
sacred sites, see below.
Because I now have a base in Crete, I can offer ‘customised’ tours
to those who would like to visit the Minoan temples, sacred shrines and caves
on the island in a small group. You may have your own group already, or want
to join one. Let me know when and for how long and any special desires and I
can offer itineraries and book accommodation etc. at an inclusive price (given
enough notice!)
Talks and slide shows on the shamanic
priestess culture of Minoan Crete can be included.
email me at :