This short yet sweet review of Sing Me the Creation appeared in Storylines, the flagship magazine of the Society for Storytelling, in December. Written by the wonderful Liz Berg. To find out more about the Society for Storytelling, follow this link.
Although this states it is a creative writing book, it is in fact crammed full of exercises that any storyteller would love to do. It is especially good for group work but is easily accessible for someone working by themselves. It bears a slow read to digest each section as you do it. This is not a book to skip through- it can seriously affect the way you think and breathe. And yet for all that it is also a book to dip in and out of.
Paul Matthews plays with language. He makes you examine the fundamental core that inhabits each word, where does it belong in the fourfold archetype of earth, air, fire and water? Is it a statement, a question, a command or an exclamation? Is it rising or falling, flowing or forming? Through exercises that are both fun and thought-provoking he gently leads us into a more complete understanding of the power of words, of spells, of rhythms, of poetry. Language rooted in landscape, in body, in spirit and psyche. Which story-teller can resist such an invitation? Not me.
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