Oxford Poetry Library has been collaborating with The Oxford Hub on our very first poetry competition, and at this special event, we will be hearing from the shortlisted poets and … Continue reading TASTE Poetry Competition: Prize-giving event
Join poets Vanessa Lampert and Alan Buckley for a full workshop day on poetry and the art of surprise. The title of this workshop (a quote from the Irish poet … Continue reading “Wow, what happened to me there?”: A Workshop Day
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 … Continue reading Postbox Poetry
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
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 writing, and open your mind to the world of poetry, welcome to The Reading Circle. Come to OPL’s poetry reading group where we’ll … Continue reading The Reading Circle
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 … Continue reading LIT Reading Group- May online
Page to Stage is a series of 5 workshops designed to help writers or aspiring writers take their poetry off the page and onto the stage using a variety of … Continue reading From Page to Stage: Storytelling and Performance Poetry
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 … Continue reading Drafting Table: performance session
Hey! The rumours are true. It’s… The Hip Crowd Open Mic! Oxford Poetry Library and Makespace Oxford bring you an open mic event especially for folks with babes-in-arms, but … Continue reading The Hip Crowd open mic
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 … Continue reading Drafting Table: workshop session
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 … Continue reading LIT Reading Group- June in person
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 … Continue reading This Is Just to Say: spoken word open mic
