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  • The Poetry Door: “Migrations, Borders and Crossings”

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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 us process our own experiences and learn about the experiences of others. Through readings, interactive exercises, group writing games, and generative prompts, we will explore the … Continue reading The Poetry Door: “Migrations, Borders and Crossings”

    Free

  • Getting Started With Poetry: “Winter”

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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: “Winter”

    Free

  • Getting Started With Poetry: “True and Untrue”

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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: “True and Untrue”

    Free

  • This Is Just to Say spoken word open mic

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Oxford Poetry Library presents a brand new 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, … Continue reading This Is Just to Say spoken word open mic

    £5

  • An Oxford Literary Quiz Night

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    In January 2023 Oxford Poetry Library will host "An Oxford Literary Quiz Night": A pub quiz without a pub, a chance to show off your knowledge of poetry, prose, books and bookshops. We've got 100 questions, covering an eclectic range of literary subjects. And there will be bonus points available for the best limerick.   … Continue reading An Oxford Literary Quiz Night

    £5

  • Finding the Words: Creative Writing for Wellbeing

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Doing something creative and expressive is great for our sense of well-being, and creative writing is a wonderful way to express ourselves. It can help us make sense of our experiences and find new and helpful ways of seeing things. From January to June 2023 Oxford Poetry Library will be running creative writing for well-being … Continue reading Finding the Words: Creative Writing for Wellbeing

    Free

  • The Poetry Door: “Queering & Gender Justice”

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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 us process our own experiences and learn about the experiences of others. Through readings, interactive exercises, group writing games, and generative prompts, we will explore the … Continue reading The Poetry Door: “Queering & Gender Justice”

    Free

  • LIT Reading Group- February in person

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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- February in person

  • The Poetry Door: “Love Poems”

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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 us process our own experiences and learn about the experiences of others. Through readings, interactive exercises, group writing games, and generative prompts, we will explore the … Continue reading The Poetry Door: “Love Poems”

    Free

  • Getting Started With Poetry – Transformation

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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 – Transformation

    Free

  • Finding the Words: Creative Writing for Wellbeing

    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Doing something creative and expressive is great for our sense of well-being, and creative writing is a wonderful way to express ourselves. It can help us make sense of our experiences and find new and helpful ways of seeing things. From January to June 2023 Oxford Poetry Library will be running creative writing for well-being … Continue reading Finding the Words: Creative Writing for Wellbeing

    Free