Events

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 … Continue reading Getting Started With Poetry

We will be popping up with our big purple cargo bike at the Oxford Indie Book Fair offering at the Oxford Festival of Arts Family and Community Day on Sunday 16 July from 11am-4pm! We'll be in the Magdalen College School Grounds on The Plain - drop by and say hi, all welcome and all … Continue reading OPL @ Oxford Indie Book Fair

Hey! The rumours are true. It’s… The Hip Crowd Open Mic! Oxford Poetry Library and Makespace Oxford bring you Oxford’s newest Open Mic event especially for folks with babes-in-arms, but also open to all and everyone. If you’re feeling like daytime is the right time for you to entertain or be entertained, join us at … Continue reading The Hip Crowd open mic session

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 Maybe you’re an experienced but unpublished poet … Continue reading Drafting Table: performance session

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

In these workshops, we will consider how poetry can be a tool for self-expression and social justice, for empathy, and empowerment. Everyone has something valuable to express and poetry can help … Continue reading The Poetry Door: Protest & Resistance

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 … Continue reading Getting Started With Poetry: Dreaming

A workshop series on poetry and mindfulness We live in a world full of distractions. In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to be mindful. Writing poetry can … Continue reading Stillness in Words Workshop