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  • October 2025

  • Tue 7

    This Is Just to Say: spoken word open mic

    October 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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

    £2 – £5
  • Fri 10
    Write Space logo on a background of a torn piece of paper.

    Write Space

    October 10, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    The Community Works Event Space

    What is it? Write Space is a pop-up space for you to work on your creative writing projects in the company of other local writers. Come and write with us … Continue reading Write Space

  • Sat 11

    The Shape of Poetry

    October 11, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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

    £2 – £10
  • Mon 13

    Getting Started with Poetry

    October 13, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    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 … Continue reading Getting Started with Poetry

    Free
  • Fri 17

    Poetry Bake Off

    October 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Join us on October 17 at 7.30pm in The Community Works for a live poetry event like no other! Poetry Bake Off spreads the plum jam of Poetry into Bake … Continue reading Poetry Bake Off

    £5 – £10
  • Sat 18

    The Reading Circle

    October 18, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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

    Free – £10
  • Mon 20

    LIT Reading Group- October Session

    October 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

    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 Session

    Free
  • Fri 24
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    Write Space

    October 24, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    The Community Works Event Space

    What is it? Write Space is a pop-up space for you to work on your creative writing projects in the company of other local writers. Come and write with us … Continue reading Write Space

  • Sat 25

    What’s that Sound?: An Experimental Workshop on Poetry and Noise

    October 25, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    If your poetry was a noise what would it be? On a typical day which noises make themselves known? Are there certain sounds that remind you of home? Join us, … Continue reading What’s that Sound?: An Experimental Workshop on Poetry and Noise

    Free
  • Sat 25

    Resusci-Anne (and the Personal Displays of Affection)

    October 25, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    The Nest 33-35 Little Clarendon St, Oxford

    Join us on 25 October at 7pm for an exclusive production of Resusci-Anne, an evening of theatre, poetry, and sea-shanties! This event will be taking place at the brand new … Continue reading Resusci-Anne (and the Personal Displays of Affection)

    £5 – £7
  • Sun 26

    Drafting Table – Featured Poet Session

    October 26, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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 – Featured Poet Session

  • Fri 31

    The Hip Crowd open mic: Halloween special

    October 31, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
    The Community Works 21 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    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 also … Continue reading The Hip Crowd open mic: Halloween special

    £2 – £5
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