With apologies, we have had to cancel this edition of Reading Circle. We hope you'll join us in October for the next session! 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, … Continue reading CANCELLED: The Reading Circle
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
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
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
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
October is Black History Month and to celebrate, the Many Voices Collection will be popping up at the library during our opening hours! The Many Voices Collection is a collection curated by Oxford Poetry Library and The Children’s Allotment of childrens books featuring black characters, written by black writers, or which centre an anti-racist message. … Continue reading Many Voices Collection: books and storytelling at the library!
October is Black History Month and to celebrate, the Many Voices Collection will be popping up at the library during our opening hours! The Many Voices Collection is a collection curated by Oxford Poetry Library and The Children’s Allotment of childrens books featuring black characters, written by black writers, or which centre an anti-racist message. … Continue reading Many Voices Collection: books and storytelling at the library!
Note that until further notice, these sessions will happen online - links to the Zoom session will be circulated to those who have registered in advance of these events. Many … Continue reading The Shape of Poetry workshop
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
This show is an average guy’s guide to making new friends. Join award-winning poet and performer Lewis Buxton in a story about sport, sitcoms and socialising. He’ll write poems for his best mates, confess his darkest secrets and with his trade mark welcoming wit, ask how on earth does a man in his thirties make … Continue reading Lewis Buxton: Friend
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 … 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- October Online
