Poetry Bakeoff
Join us on 16 October for second helpings of our Poetry Bakeoff! For one night only we beat Poetry into the batter of Bake Off - in a live poetry … Continue reading Poetry Bakeoff
Join us on 16 October for second helpings of our Poetry Bakeoff! For one night only we beat Poetry into the batter of Bake Off - in a live poetry … Continue reading Poetry Bakeoff
People who never read poetry don’t write poems that are worth reading – Wendy Cope If you’re keen to find a way in to reading and appreciating poetry, discover new … Continue reading The Reading Circle
As part of the After Love exhibition and event series at Ovada - a project on romantic heartbreak by Dr Sally Holloway Join Maya and Phoebe from the Oxford Poetry … Continue reading “It Is Otherwise For Us” Writing into Heartbreak: a workshop
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? Why not join us at … Continue reading LIT Reading Group- October
Welcome to Drafting Table, where we 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 Maybe you’re an experienced but unpublished poet who wants to take those next … Continue reading Drafting Table – featured poet session
Oxford Poetry Library presents a spoken word open mic night! 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 … Continue reading This is Just to Say: spoken word open mic
Please join us on 6 November at 7.30pm for an evening of poetry readings to celebrate the publication of Sophia Argyris' new pamphlet 'Blood Tundra' (Broken Sleep). Sophia will read from her new poetry pamphlet, Blood Tundra (Broken Sleep Books). There will also be readings from Alan Buckley, Victoria Spires and Andrew Hykel Mears & … Continue reading “Blood Tundra” by Sophia Argyris pamphlet launch
Welcome to our poetry drafting group, where we 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 who wants to take those … Continue reading Drafting Table – workshop session
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
Note that these sessions will take place online – links to the Zoom sessions will be circulated to those who have registered in advance of these events. Many of us … Continue reading The Shape of Poetry
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? Why not join us at … Continue reading LIT Reading Group- November
People who never read poetry don’t write poems that are worth reading – Wendy Cope If you’re keen to find a way in to reading and appreciating poetry, discover new … Continue reading The Reading Circle