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Power of Story

On Monday the East Anglian Daily Times featured an article which I wrote in early December, discussing both Pooka's Pageant performing arts festival and some of the ethics of storytelling. This latter is an issue that is of growing interest to me, alongside the general philosophy underpinning the art of storytelling. I expect I'll revisit the topic again in the future. Page 1 of the EADT article is here and Page 2 here. I'm not sure how legible these scanned copies are, so the text and a very short story is below. Storytelling article for EADT November 7 th saw the sixth annual Pooka’s Pageant in Ipswich, a gathering of storytellers, poets, and singers who celebrate mythology and folklore through the performing arts. Both experienced and new performers strutted their stuff, drawing on the myths of medieval Wales, Ancient Egypt, Japan, Iceland, and English fairy tales. The audience was appreciative, and some money was raised for animal charities in the proce