Welcome to our page for Women Poets’ Network events.
All indicated times are UK time. All events are online unless otherwise stated.
Event attendees must be over the age of 18.
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COMING UP…
Open Mic and Practical chat (online)
Dates: 27 July, 28 September, 26 October, 30 November
Time: 11am-12.30pm
Cost: Free for Women Poets’ Network members | Non-members: £2.
Poet to Poet Workshop: The Practice of Mindfulness and its Impact on Poetry with Cath Drake (online)
Date: Thursday 17 July
Time: 7-8.30pm
Cost: Free for Women Poets’ Network members | Non-members: Pay What You Decide £8/10/12.
Close Reading with Kirsten Luckins (online)
Date: Monday 15 September
Time: 7-8.30pm
Exclusive event for Women Poets’ Network members only. If you’re not already a member you can join anytime.
Cost: Free
COMING SOON…
Poet to Poet Workshop: Poetry – Form and Ideas with Katrina Naomi (online)
DATE: Friday 12 September, 2025
TIME: 1pm-2.30pm
Cost: Free for Women Poets’ Network members | Non-members: Pay What You Decide £8/10/12.
Poet to Poet Workshop: Writing beyond the human-self with L Kiew (online)
Date: Thursday 17 July
Time: 7-8.30pm
Cost: Free for Women Poets’ Network members | Non-members: Pay What You Decide £8/10/12.
REGULAR EVENTS
OPEN MIC AND PRACTICAL CHAT
Co-hosted by volunteers from within the Women Poets’ Network, this welcoming and lively event showcases poems from our wonderful community of women poets. We begin with our regular open mic before diving in to a practical chat about the themes that matter most to us.
POET TO POET WORKSHOP SERIES
Facilitated by leading poets from within our Women Poets’ Network, these workshops will equip women poets with the tools and knowledge they need to take their poetry to the next level.
FALLOW WORKSHOP SERIES
Also facilitated by leading poets from within the Women Poets Network membership, these workshop use non-poetry based creative activities to help women poets to explore their creative practice in new and unexpected ways.
COMING LATER
CREATIVE ASSOCIATE EVENTS WITH TOLU AGBELUSI IN LONDON AND KULI KOHLI IN WOLVERHAMPTON
With support from out partners Apples and Snakes (London) and Wolverhampton Art Gallery, our Creative Associate bring networking and skills sharing to local women poets. Our London event takes place in September 2025 and our Wolverhampton event will take place early in 2026.
POETRY SYMPOSIUM (2026)
Toward the end of our By Poets, For Poets programme, we’ll bring together poets and experts in the world of women’s poetry together for panel discussions and contributions from our Creative Associates (online).
AN ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN POETS LAUNCH (2026)
We’re partnering with Fly on the Wall Press to bring you an exciting anthology of women’s poetry and writing, with support from Mslexia magazine. Submissions will be sought from within our diverse membership and seeks to feature women poets from every region of the UK. If you’re not already a member of the Women Poets’ Network, you can join here from just £15 per year.
PAST EVENTS
Poet to Poet Workshop: Summer Solstice with JLM Morton (July)
Open Mic and Practical Chat: Workshops! (May)
Women Poets’ Webinar: Fusion Poets with Joy Francis, Alice Willitts and Maya Chowdhry (May)
Lyra – Bristol Poetry Festival: Open Mic featuring Laurie Bolger (April)
Stitch: A two-day active retreat with Creative Associate Carmen Marcus (March/April)
Open Mic and Practical Chat: What’s Important? (March)
Open Mic and Practical Chat: Free & Easy (February)
Wolverhampton Literature Festival – Women Poets’ Network Open Mic: Playing with Form (January)
Deanna Rodger Facilitation Masterclass (January)