Join us on 12 September at 7.30pm at The Community Works for a screening of Topos, a film screening and poetry reading presented by Oxford Poetry Library and Issabella Orlando. A meditation on place, ancestry, memory, and landscape, this special evening features a screening of Topos, an award-winning poetic documentary by filmmaker and poet Issabella … Continue reading Topos: A film screening and poetry reading
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 feel intimidated by formal poetry: Some of us consider it too restrictive and governed by rules, while others write exclusively in form. This workshop is … 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 … Continue reading LIT Reading Group- September 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, and open your mind to the world of poetry, welcome to The Reading Circle. Come to OPL’s poetry reading group where we’ll share and … Continue reading 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 also open to all and everyone. If you’re feeling like daytime is the right time for you to entertain or be entertained, join us at The … Continue reading The Hip Crowd open mic
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
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 Maybe you’re an experienced but unpublished poet who wants to take those next … Continue reading Drafting Table – Featured Poet Session
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
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
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
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
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
