Oxford is a city rich in histories beyond the university. These histories are often part of the present, and of our everyday lives. This free writing workshop is aimed at residents of Oxford who wish to put into words and images their experiences and memories of the city. We will explore local and individual memories … Continue reading Writing New Histories of Oxford
At long last, FloFest is back in Florence Park for 2022! We are so excited to be part of the return of this much-loved free family festival, which features oodles of activities for all ages all day. Keep a look out for our big purple bike where we'll have a selection of books from the … Continue reading Find us @ Flofest 2022
Join us in the library on the first Tuesday of every month to enjoy all manner of word-weaving, story-sharing and spell-casting. We welcome poets, storytellers, and writers of all kinds to share their work (or the work of others) in a safe, supportive, and inclusive space. Slots are 5 minutes long, and performers sign up … Continue reading This Is Just To Say – spoken word open mic night
Whether you’ve never written a poem before, have just started to write, or aren’t sure if what you’re writing is poetry, this monthly workshop is a chance to carve out some time for writing.In each workshop, we’ll read a poem together, and use it as our starting point. We’ll suggest some prompts you could take … Continue reading Getting Started with Poetry: ‘The Everyday’
Join us in the library on the first Tuesday of every month to enjoy all manner of word-weaving, story-sharing and spell-casting. We welcome poets, storytellers, and writers of all kinds to share their work (or the work of others) in a safe, supportive, and inclusive space. Slots are 5 minutes long, and performers sign up … Continue reading This Is Just To Say: Spoken word open mic night
Whether you’ve never written a poem before, have just started to write, or aren’t sure if what you’re writing is poetry, this monthly workshop is a chance to carve out some time for writing.In each workshop, we’ll read a poem together, and use it as our starting point. We’ll suggest some prompts you could take … Continue reading Getting Started With Poetry: “Home”
Poetic curses for your ex. A free poetry workshop using empathy, humour and creative curse-writing to process troublesome people from the past, whether they're ex-partners, ex-friends or ex-bosses. Open to new and experienced poets. 18+. All materials provided. We have space for 20 people to join the workshop so please let us know you are … Continue reading Hexes for Exes
This event is delivered in collaboration with The Burner, an Oxford art collective. The workshop will serve as an introduction to translating poetry and as a forum to discuss poetry in translation. The workshop will be facilitated by writers with experience in translating poetry, although the workshop will be by no means an attempt to … Continue reading A Collaborative Introduction to Translating Poetry
This event is delivered in collaboration with The Burner, an Oxford art collective. Makar, ‘maker’, was the Older Scots word for poet, as immortalised in William Dunbar’s Lament for the Makaris. … Continue reading Makaris at the Meadow: Zine Launch and Multilingual Poetry Reading
Whether you’ve never written a poem before, have just started to write, or aren’t sure if what you’re writing is poetry, this free monthly workshop is a chance to carve out some time for writing.In each workshop, we’ll read a poem together, and use it as our starting point. We’ll suggest some prompts you could … Continue reading Getting Started With Poetry: Feelings and Colour
Join us in the library on the first Tuesday of every month to enjoy all manner of word-weaving, story-sharing and spell-casting. We welcome poets, storytellers, and writers of all kinds to share their work (or the work of others) in a safe, supportive, and inclusive space. Oxfordshire's Great Big Green Week is this month, a … Continue reading This is just to say – spoken word open mic night
The flowers came out and they were on our side – Kenneth Koch The leaves are coming uncoupled from their trees – James (age 5) Poems have a special capacity to embrace dark subjects with a light touch. The ‘word machinery’ of a poem can hold such diverse feelings as joy and grief close together and harmoniously. As children we use … Continue reading Light about the Darkness
