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  • This Is Just to Say: spoken word open mic

    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 spell-casting. We welcome poets, storytellers, and writers of all kinds to share their work (or the work of others) in a safe, supportive, and inclusive … Continue reading This Is Just to Say: spoken word open mic

    £5

  • The Shape of Poetry workshop

    Online

    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 an invitation to all writers of poetry, whether you’re just starting out or have been writing for years, to explore the creative potential of poetic forms. Our … Continue reading The Shape of Poetry workshop

    £2 – £10

  • Postbox Poetry

    Online

    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

    £2 – £10

  • Getting Started With Poetry

    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

    Free

  • Lucia Cernadas: An evening of Galician poetry

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

    On June 12th at 7pm at Oxford Poetry Library (The Community Works, 21 Park End St, OX1 1HU), join us for an evening of Galician poetry. Galician poet and lecturer Lucia Cernadas presents “O corpo é umha promessa” (The Body is a Promise), her latest collection, published by the independent Galician publisher Rodolfo e Priscila. … Continue reading Lucia Cernadas: An evening of Galician poetry

    £3

  • The Reading Circle

    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 … Continue reading The Reading Circle

    Free – £10

  • The Hip Crowd

    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 … Continue reading The Hip Crowd

    £5

  • From Page to Stage: Voicework and Poetry

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

    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 performance skills and confidence-boosting activities. Each session will be run by a different trained performer who will focus on the key elements you’ll need to … Continue reading From Page to Stage: Voicework and Poetry

    £5 – £15