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SUMMARY:LIT Reading Group- March
DESCRIPTION:Got started with poetry but not sure where to go next?  Need some support and feedback for a specific piece of writing that is bugging you right now? Just looking for a friendly\, low-pressure space to hang out and chat with folks who love words as much as you do? \nWhy not join us at LIT? \nWe are a reading and writing group for cis and trans women\, trans men\, non-binary people\, and people of other minority genders to share their own work and the work of others. We take the broadest\, most inclusive interpretation of what this means- if you feel like you might fit with us\, you probably do! \nWe are a group of writers who host monthly friendly sessions around different themes. We meet in person and online. \nFor more information about us\, you can read our statement of aims and values on our group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/223789834941256 or email francesca_moll@hotmail.co.uk to request to join our WhatsApp group. \nThere’s no need to book or buy tickets- feel free just to join us on the zoom link here:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/85006693701?pwd=TzJpeTBRZGdudlBQTlM0OWJQcVZxdz09
URL:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/event/lit-reading-group-march/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Mentor-a-thon
DESCRIPTION:A once-a-year opportunity to be mentored by award-winning and widely published poets\, Vanessa Lampert and Tina Sederholm\, at a price you name! \nWould you like…\nIn-depth personalised feedback on up to four poems? Or a bespoke performance skill session. Maybe you fancy advice on putting together your first pamphlet or collection. Tina and Vanessa are here to help with any of your poetry-related questions. \nSimply book a 30 minute session by filling out this Google form. \nCost: Pay What you Feel. This is a fundraiser. All proceeds go to support Oxford Poetry Library\, and our goal is at least £200. A £5 deposit will secure your slot\, then make the rest of your donation on the day by cash or card. Only 10 slots available\, so book soon! \nSaturday 28th March\, 1-4 pm \nThe building is accessible\, but if you have any specific access needs\, please drop us an email at oxfordpoetrylibrary@gmail.com beforehand.\n \n\nMore about your mentors: \nVanessa Lampert\nVanessa Lampert is a writer\, mentor\, editor and teacher of poetry. Her work is widely published\, recently in Magma\, The Oxford Times\, The Rialto\, The London Magazine\, Under the Radar\, Oxford Poetry\, and Poetry London. She runs workshops nationwide for adults and in schools. She was a co-founder of The Alchemy Spoon magazine and is a committee member for Poetry in Aldeburgh. \nVanessa has won the Café Writers\, Edward Thomas\, Ashdown Forest and Sentinel prizes and the Ver Poetry prize (twice). She has been placed in many others including commendations in the Troubadour\, Magma\, Bridport\, Verve\, and National Competitions. \nVanessa’s pamphlet On Long Loan was published by Live Canon in 2020 and her full collection Say It With Me was published by Seren in 2023. Poems from that collection have been published in the Daily Telegraph poem of the week and the Forward Prizes anthology 2024. \nTina Sederholm\nTina started out as a performance poet\, winning more than 20 slams before creating five one-woman spoken word shows\, which she performed at the Edinburgh Fringe seven times. Her last show\, This Is Not Therapy\, was commended for ‘Best Show’ at the Buxton Fringe 2023\, and was a Three Weeks’ ‘Tried and Tested’ pick at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe. \nShe also loves writing for the page and has published two collections\, Everything Wrong With You Is Beautiful and This Is Not Therapy\, (Burning Eye). Her poetry has featured in over 20 publications\, including Atrium\, IOTA\, Interpreter’s House\, Ink\, Sweat and Tears and Under the Radar. She was Highly Commended in Verve Poetry Festival competition 2024\, and shortlisted for the 2025 Poetry Library Free Verse competition. \nTina wrote three non-fiction books on training horses and was an equestrian journalist before she turned her attention to poetry.  She now works as an editor and mentor\, specialising in poetry and memoir\, and runs The Mourning Pages\, a month-long online retreat to help creatives recover from burnout. \nHer next show\, Everything’s Working Out Poetically\, will be at the Old Fire Station Oxford\, on Thursday 30th April.
URL:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/event/mentor-a-thon/
LOCATION:The Community Works Event Space
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