Writing(with) water lilies
October 30 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free
A writing(with)plants session is a two-hour guided gathering where participants slow down, learn more from, with and about plants and plant people, and foster imagination muscles.
The session is for free, but you have to register, as there are limited places, to ensure quality of the session.
What happens in a typical session?
A standard two-hour session usually follows a structured, reflective flow:
- Introduction & Intentions: A brief overview of the vision behind writing (with)plants and setting a calm headspace.
- Sharing Circles: Participants share personal memories, scientific facts, folklore, or cultural stories related to plants as teachers.
- Exploring the “Guest Plant”: The group focuses on a specific plant chosen for the session (such as mugwort, olive, or local forest flora).
- Creative Invitation: A guided prompt or meditation invites participants to practice “shapeshifting” or imagining the world from the perspective of the guest plant.
- Reflection: A final sharing circle where attendees can read or discuss what they wrote or drew.
In this session
- guest plant: water lily, an ecofeminist plant
- inspired by this academic essay: Gibson, P., & Gagliano, M. (2017). The feminist plant: Changing relations with the water lily. Ethics and the Environment, 22(2), 125-147.
- host: Wendy Wuyts
- Online space: Teams
Limited places
- The Teams link will be shared on Thursday 29 October.
- Please click on RSVP and complete the form.
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Writing(with)water lilies
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The Teams link will be shared on Thursday 29 October
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