Alex’s inspirational workshops for us The Writing Well are always a joy. Expect many generative writing prompts and to come away with a little spring in your creativity step! Only a few places remaining. Hurry! Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana

Coming soon. Mini meditations to boost your creativity - to help you find your flow and break through the block. Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to receive each new mini. the-writing-well.com/tips-prompts-m… #mindfulness #creativewriting

Well, this IS exciting! whatsonreading.com/venues/south-s… South Street Arts Centre Vic Pickup Katherine Meehan Vanessa Lampert Oxford Poetry Library #rdguk

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Deadline this Sunday for our OxCanalFest24.#poetrycompetition ! Open to all. Our judge is fab canal laureate rmcfarlane63 Prizes, rules, submissions in link. (We also seek Under 18s submissions , please spread the word) the-writing-well.com/ways-of-water Canal & River Trust The Poetry Society

Last 3 places left on Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana‘s Saturday 13th July online workshop ‘Japanese Women’s Poetry’. Lots of time to write in response. 2.5 fabulous hours of workshop inspiration for your own practice. More info and to book: the-writing-well.com/bookings/p/jap… #haiku #poetry #tanka #japan

Deadline 23:59 tonight! Keep ‘em flooding in all you brilliant and lovely #poets. #poetrycompetition rmcfarlane63 Kate Oldfield

Thank you so much, Alison, for your generous feedback. Such a pleasure to teach this talented and kind group of poets for The Writing Well Kate Oldfield

We’re extending the 2 Under 18s categories for OxCanalFest24 Poetry Comp until end August! Please pass to all budding young poets! Judge rmcfarlane63 Winners invited to read (optional!) at @oxfordcanalfest, Sat 21st Sep. #poetrycommunity the-writing-well.com/ways-of-water The Poetry Society

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Oxford poets incoming! This August we are so delighted to be bringing Vanessa Lampert and Andy H. Melhuish to the stage at South Street Arts Centre Our open mic theme will be 'covers' and spaces are limited to 20. Doors open at 8pm- don't be late! whatsonreading.com/venues/south-s…

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Would love to see you there! All levels welcome.

TOMORROW! 🫣 This Is Just To Say Returns. Widespread rejoicing. An evening with Rawz on the theme of PORTALS AND PARALLELS 🚪🚪 Sign-up from 7 @ The Community Works. £5/2 tickets what's not to like let's gooooooo

15% off all writing & wellbeing workshops at the-writing-well.com this bank holiday weekend. Use code BANKHOL15. Next up Mindful writing in North Yorkshire with Kate Oldfield and Zuihitsu with Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana and much more…!

Still a couple of places left on this #writing for #wellbeing #workshop on the edge of North York Moors NP - as part of their Mindful Month. Includes fabulous food from High Paradise tearooms. 15% off workshops this bank holiday Code BANKHOL15 the-writing-well.com/bookings/p/way…

Only 1 week to go… encourage all those young poets to get their watery words in! #poetry -#poetrychallenge Canal & River Trust The Poetry Society Oxford Canal Festival rmcfarlane63

1/3 Congratulations to Shortlist Poets for Oxford Canal Festival 18+ Poetry Comp. Judge rmcfarlane63 Canal laureate. Winners announced at festival Sat 21st Sep. Prizes include feedback from Oxfordshire poet Vanessa Lampert

2/3 shortlist continued… Helen Angell Two Ways with Water Peter Devonald Let the River Run Free   Kristina Diprose Ask me about my Theory … Kristina Diprose Minthe the Malevolent Sarah Doyle  Sea Dreams Val Harris @dragontripper 📕 A Classroom of Stars The Stir Beneath a Fall of Willow

3/3 Shortlist continued… Esther Lay I dropped Simon Armitage in the Bath Leanne McClements A Canalside Jamboree Beth McDonough Sounding out the Firth Sujatha Menon Swimming Lesson III @Sax_Joe.Reynolds A Hoar Frost Sukie Shinn The Old Marlin and the Sea