Writing the Women We Were Warned About: Monstrous Feminine and Superstition in Poetry

Sunday, July 26, 2026•2:00 PM

In this generative poetry workshop, we’ll explore the stories and sayings we grew up with: from playful warnings to cultural myths meant to guide or socially condition us. We’ll focus on Latin American monstrous women like La Siguanaba and La Ciguapa, specifically on their folklore and their defiance of gender expectations.

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