Twenty-three different poets, nine different venues: the first ever Poetry Centre pop-up event is taking place on Thursday 2 October for National Poetry Day. The brainchild of Dr Andrea Macrae, the free pop-up events will be occurring across the University campuses: from Wheatley to Gipsy Lane to Harcourt Hill, and across the city too, and will feature readings by students, staff, and other Oxford-based poets. Each pop-up lasts no more than twenty minutes, and each poet reads for four to five minutes, introducing audiences to their work.
We look forward to seeing you at one (or more) of the venues!
| Time | Location | Poets involved |
|---|---|---|
| TIME | LOCATION | POETS INVOLVED |
| 11:00 | Old Fire Station, Gloucester Green entrance | Dan Holloway, Mary Jean Chan, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Marc Sharp |
| 12:00 | Blackwell's Bookshop, 51 Broad Street | Alan Buckley, Kate Venables, Jennifer Wong |
| 12:30 | The Forum, JHBB, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane | Harry Man, Dominic Bury, Caroline Jackson-Houlston |
| 13:00 | Albion Beatnik, 34 Walton Street | Harry Mason, Robert Holtom, Tom Vickers |
| 13:00 | Simon Williams Undergraduate Centre, Wheatley Campus | George Roberts, Louise Grisoni and business school poets |
| 13:00 | Blackwell's Bookshop, 51 Broad Street | Kate Clanchy's Oxford Spires School poets: Esme, Asima, Michael, Damien and Kate |
| 14:00 | Opposite Cafe 1071, Oxford Castle Quarter | Rob Stepney et al: Charlbury poets, Maddy Mead-Herbert |
| 14:30 | The Forum, JHBB, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane | Harry Man, Claire Cox, Dominic Bury |
| 15:30 | Glasgow Room corridor, Harcourt Hill Campus | Jane Spiro and others, Wolf Hounsome |
| 19:30 | The Catweazle Club, EOCC | Neil Spokes, Tina Sederholm |