BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oxford Poetry Library - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oxford Poetry Library REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230109T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230109T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T021105 CREATED:20221203T160820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230102T101750Z UID:3583-1673290800-1673296200@oxfordpoetrylibrary.com SUMMARY:Getting Started With Poetry: "True and Untrue" DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn each workshop\, we’ll read a poem together\, and use it as our starting point. We’ll suggest some prompts you could take from the poem\, and ideas you might like to borrow. There will be plenty of time to write\, and plenty more prompts if you get stuck. At the end of the session\, you’ll be able to share what you’ve written in a supportive environment. \nIn January’s workshop\, we’ll consider how much truth we want to put into poems\, and how we can use the untrue to say true things. \nAll you need to bring is yourself – these workshops are here for you to enjoy writing and build confidence in your voice. The workshop is open to anyone aged 16+. \nTell us you’re coming by booking your free ticket here. \nThe Oxford Poetry Library is an accessible space but please do contact us in advance if you have specific requirements. You can email us about this or with any questions about the workshop at oxfordpoetrylibary@gmail.com \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/event/getting-started-with-poetry/ LOCATION:The Community Works\, 21 Park End Street\, Oxford\, OX1 1HH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:LGBTQAI+,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Event-Cover.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230110T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230110T220000 DTSTAMP:20260406T021105 CREATED:20221209T160046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T160046Z UID:3652-1673379000-1673388000@oxfordpoetrylibrary.com SUMMARY:This Is Just to Say spoken word open mic DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nWe welcome poets\, storytellers\, and writers of all kinds to share their work (or the work of others) in a safe\, supportive\, and inclusive space. Slots are 5 minutes long\, and performers sign up on the door – first come\, first served!\n\nThis month\, we will be theming our evening’s proceedings on ROOTS AND WINGS. We are kicking off 2023 thinking about where we came from and where we might take flight to in the year to come… but interpret the theme however you like!\n\nEvery month we feature a performer with a slightly extended set and this month’s featured performer to grace our stage is Laura Theis. Laura Theis writes prose\, poems and songs in her second language. Her work appears in Poetry\, Mslexia\, Magma\, Rattle\, Strange Horizons\, Asimov’s\, AE SciFi\, Ink\, Sweat and Tears\, The Caterpillar\, Jellyfish Review\, Aesthetica\, and anthologies by Candlestick Press\, Broken Sleep Books\, Pan Macmillan\, etc. Her Elgin-Award-nominated debut ‘how to extricate yourself’\, an Oxford Poetry Library Book of the Month\, won the Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize. She received the AM Heath Prize\, Oxford Brookes Poetry Prize\, Mogford Prize\, Hammond House International Literary Award\, and a Forward Prize nomination. Shortlisted for the Women Poets’ Prize and the Bridport Prize\, she was a finalist for the National Poetry Competition\, the BBC Short Story Award\, and the Alpine Fellowship. Her collection ‘A Spotter’s Guide for Invisible Things’ won the 2022 Live Canon Collection Prize\, received the Arthur Welton Award from the Society of Authors\, and will be published by Live Canon in 2023. She lives and procrastinates in Oxford with her dog\, a lunatic.\n\nOur next session will happen on January 10th\, 7.30pm (performers are advised to arrive from 7pm)\, at The Community Works (21 Park End St\, OX1 1HU).\n£5 entry (£2 concessions)\, performers free.\n\nThere is no bar\, but it is BYOB (wine and beer only\, no spirits please!)\, and this event is 18+.\n\nThe building is accessible\, but if you have any specific access needs\, please drop us an email at oxfordpoetrylibrary@gmail.com beforehand! URL:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/event/this-is-just-to-say-spoken-word-open-mic/ LOCATION:The Community Works\, 21 Park End Street\, Oxford\, OX1 1HH\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/this-is-just-to-say-flyer-e1653772097543.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230116T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230116T220000 DTSTAMP:20260406T021105 CREATED:20221209T164933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221216T171634Z UID:3689-1673895600-1673906400@oxfordpoetrylibrary.com SUMMARY:An Oxford Literary Quiz Night DESCRIPTION: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. \n \n\nDo you know your Auster from your Austen? Your RR Martin from your RR Tolkien? Your Yeats from your Keats? Come along for an evening of fun and friendly quizzing competition. \nThe quiz will take place in The Community Works building\, near Oxford Railway Station. Arrive from 7pm on Monday 16th January. Teams of up to 6 people. Bring your own drinks. £5 per person on the team\, with all profits supporting the Oxford Poetry Library. \nWe’d particularly like to get teams representing the many bookish organisations in Oxford – libraries\, colleges\, bookshops\, publishers\, student groups and book clubs. But we’re equally open to any other teams\, and any stray quizzers who can form ad-hoc teams on the night. \n\nPlease email us to guarantee a table for your team at oxfordpoetrylibrary@gmail.com\, or just turn up on the night. URL:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/event/an-oxford-literary-quiz-night/ LOCATION:The Community Works\, 21 Park End Street\, Oxford\, OX1 1HH\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/OPL-poster-A4-pdf.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230121T133000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230121T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T021105 CREATED:20221203T162558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221203T162558Z UID:3625-1674307800-1674313200@oxfordpoetrylibrary.com SUMMARY:Finding the Words: Creative Writing for Wellbeing DESCRIPTION: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. \nFrom January to June 2023 Oxford Poetry Library will be running creative writing for well-being workshops on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 1.30 to 3pm. \nThe workshops will offer time and space to enjoy creative and expressive writing in a safe\, relaxed and supportive setting. There will be an engaging theme for each workshop\, and we’ll use a variety of writing exercises and prompts to help words flow. \nThe workshops will be facilitated by Mary Mountford\, one of the volunteer librarians at Oxford Poetry Library. Mary is currently studying for a master’s degree in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes. She is also a Registered Nurse and works at Maggie’s Centre in Oxford where she runs a creative writing for well-being group and other supportive groups for people with cancer. She says\, “I’ve used writing most of my life to help me think things through and express my thoughts and feelings. I enjoy writing alone and in groups. It’s a great way to learn about myself and to connect with other people.” \nThese workshops are suitable for anyone over the age of 16 and no previous experience of creative writing is needed. \nThe workshops are free. Pens\, pencils and paper will be provided but please feel free to bring your own notebook if you wish. \nWe have space for 15 people to participate so please check availability and book a free ticket here. \nYou’ll be very welcome to come and discover the joys and benefits of writing. We all have a story to tell. \nThe Oxford Poetry Library is an accessible and inclusive space\, but do email us in advance if you have any specific needs on oxfordpoetrylibrary@gmail.com. You can use this same email for any questions you have about the workshops. \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/event/finding-the-words-creative-writing-for-wellbeing/ LOCATION:The Community Works\, 21 Park End Street\, Oxford\, OX1 1HH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Daytime,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oxfordpoetrylibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FTW-Social-Media-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230128T133000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230128T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T021105 CREATED:20221203T152041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221203T152041Z UID:3587-1674912600-1674918000@oxfordpoetrylibrary.com SUMMARY:The Poetry Door: "Queering & Gender Justice" DESCRIPTION:In these workshops\, we will consider how poetry can be a tool for self-expression and social justice\, for empathy\, and empowerment. \n\n\n\n\nEveryone 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 power and joy of writing together. We’ll be working in a variety of forms\, inspired by a diverse set of voices and themes. Looking forward to collaborating with you all and seeing your beautiful words!\n\n\n\n\n\nThese sessions will be led by Serena Alagappan. Serena is a writer and researcher interested in the impact of creative writing on society. She has studied at Princeton and Oxford Universities and published her work in literary journals across the US and UK.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is for anyone aged 13+. No experience with poetry is required\, and all materials will be provided. Let us know you’re coming by booking a ticket HERE.\n\n\nThe Oxford Poetry Library is an accessible space but please contact us in advance if you have any access needs so we can accommodate those for you. You can email us on oxfordpoetrylibrary@gmail.com or use the contact form below. 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