As part of this year’s Oxford Pride celebrations, we will be running a day of activities at the library with inspiration from our collection of LGBTQAI+ poets past and present. Engage with our classic word games, explore surprising crafts and workshop your poetic expressions for Queer Euphoria & Pride 2022! Free, drop-in anytime between 12pm … Continue reading Poems for Queer Euphoria
All are welcome to this new poetry writing group, where we will share our emerging poems with each other and provide feedback in a safe and inclusive environment. Maybe you have been attending the Getting Started sessions and feel ready to edit your work and develop your ideas. Maybe you’re an experienced but unpublished poet … Continue reading Drafting Table: performance session
Rescheduled from last year, we bring The Shape of Poetry back for one day only! Join us for this free workshop all about poetic form! Many of us feel intimidated by formal poetry: Some of us consider it too restrictive and governed by rules, while others write exclusively in form. This workshop is an invitation … Continue reading The Shape of Poetry workshop
In a world of flooding inboxes, instant messages and video calls, nothing compares to the feeling of writing a letter. Unlike the immediacy of emails or calls, with letters, one reflects on what they want to say to someone and takes the time to share their thoughts and experiences with them. From March to … Continue reading Postbox Poetry
Please note that this event will now be postponed to a later date! Apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment. Join us for a seasonal creative afternoon with children’s author, illustrator and performer Ed Boxall! Once a quarter, Ed Boxall will be coming to The Community Works for an afternoon of creativity perfect for children … Continue reading EVENT POSTPONED We the Wild Ones: A seasonal creative afternoon for families
In a world of flooding inboxes, instant messages and video calls, nothing compares to the feeling of writing a letter. Unlike the immediacy of emails or calls, with letters, one reflects on what they want to say to someone and takes the time to share their thoughts and experiences with them. From March to … Continue reading Postbox Poetry
In a world of flooding inboxes, instant messages and video calls, nothing compares to the feeling of writing a letter. Unlike the immediacy of emails or calls, with letters, one reflects on what they want to say to someone and takes the time to share their thoughts and experiences with them. From March to … Continue reading Postbox Poetry
In a world of flooding inboxes, instant messages and video calls, nothing compares to the feeling of writing a letter. Unlike the immediacy of emails or calls, with letters, one reflects on what they want to say to someone and takes the time to share their thoughts and experiences with them. From March to … Continue reading Postbox Poetry
What is it? From 2025, Friday opening hours at the Library are making way for Write Space, a new pop-up place for you to work on your creative writing projects … Continue reading Write Space
Keen to find a whole new dimension to your writing? Collage can be a powerful way to shake things up, find another way of expressing yourself, and toy with fresh … Continue reading Poetry You Can Hold: a workshop
