• CANCELLED LIT Reading Group- December in Person

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

    WE'RE REALLY SORRY BUT WE'RE CANCELLING TONIGHT'S SESSION (04 DEC). JOIN US ONLINE ON 18th DEC OR IN THE NEW YEAR! 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 … Continue reading CANCELLED LIT Reading Group- December in Person

  • This Is Just To Say: spoken word open mic

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

    Oxford Poetry Library presents its monthly 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 … Continue reading This Is Just To Say: spoken word open mic

    £5
  • 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
  • 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 open mic

    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 open mic

    £5
  • The Shape of Poetry workshop

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

    Rescheduled from last year, we bring The Shape of Poetry back for one day only! Join us for this free workshop all about poetic form! 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 … Continue reading The Shape of Poetry workshop

    Free