Harlow Circle of Poetry

15/06/2026

Happening within our beautiful museum on the 27th and at the Gibberd Garden on the 28th! 😍

The 2026 Essex Book Festival returns for storytelling and art across two beautiful venues in Harlow!

Saturday 27 June
Harlow Museum
Join us for writing workshops and author talks with Syd Moore, plus free family activities and a poetry showcase with Rebecca Leek.

Sunday 28 June
The Gibberd Garden
Spend the afternoon exploring 1950s bohemia and trailblazing art with Maggi Hambling and Darren Coffield.

Find full event details and book your tickets today at essexbookfestival.org.uk or call 01206 573948

14/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who came today to our it was a privilege to hear your .
See you on the 25th of June at our usual time at the Geek Retreat!

14/06/2026

Re-sharing this deeply affecting poem by Noel Cowley poems & pop a founding member of our Harlow Circle of Poetry community! It is a poem that communicates so much in what is being left unsaid...
First published in The Madrid Review.

14/06/2026

Gentle reminder -
We are meeting today at the Essex Skipper for our Open Mic stanza meet-up
16.00-18.00.
See you there!
NB-Fair use policy applies.

10/06/2026

Happening this Sunday the 14th! 🎙️
See you there!

28/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who came along to our stanza meeting this evening! We read from our own poetry and also discussed poems by Emily Skaja, Linda Gregg and Saddiq Dzukogi!
Our next meeting at the Geek Retreat is on the 25th of June, the theme is otherwise see you at the Essex Skipper for our low pressure open mic on the 14th of June!




The Poetry Society

28/05/2026

We meet today, 17.00-19.00 and we can't wait to hear your words! The focus theme selected is 'Life and Loss'.
Free entry, but fair use applies!
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Geek Retreat Harlow

23/05/2026

Hope you are drinking up the warmth today?!
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In the meantime we thought you might like to read this beautiful poem 'Summer Sun' by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Looking forward to seeing you this Thursday the 28th for our next stanza meeting at the Geek Retreat. The member suggested theme selected from a hat was- Life and loss.





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13/05/2026

Young poets: free writing workshop alert!

On Friday 29 May, join Dr Beth Daley from for a writing workshop to help inspire your entries to The Curiosity Challenge on Young Poets Network. You don’t need any previous writing experience to take part!

After the workshop, we encourage you to keep editing your work and submit it to the challenge, which is free and open to enter until Sunday 14 June.

This workshop will be recorded & copies of the recording will be available after the workshop has taken place. Email queries to educationadmin[at]poetrysociety[dot]org[dot]uk.

Anyone aged 14-25 is welcome to join, regardless of how much experience they might have with poetry.