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We are Harlow's first official Poetry Stanza registered with the National Poetry Society.

Founded by Carmella de Keyser on World Poetry Day, March 2024
Our Core Values are HUMILITY, RESPECT & EQUALITY
'We Rise by Lifting Others'

08/11/2026

Really pleased to announce that from January we will be having regular Open Mics one Sunday a month at The Phoenix Live!
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A dream venue! 🐦‍🔥🎤

Our thematic conversational meet-ups, on the last Thursday of the month, will continue to be held at the fantastic Geek Retreat Comic Cafe who are a joy to work with!

Both venues are next door to each other...so we are really delighted as this feels like a natural next step...

More soon!

Thanks so much for sticking by us everyone. 💛

The Poetry Society

07/11/2026

Re-sharing this gem from Noel Cowley poems & pop ...
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01/11/2026

Check out poet Dave Mascall's fab new piece "Cosmic Longing".

Thanks for sharing it with us and we look forward to hearing it live next time. 💫

01/11/2026

The Gibberd Gallery goes Off The Wall. Link to article in comments.

31/10/2026

Happy All Hallow's Eve! 🎃🕸️🪄

Sharing what has perhaps become the most widely embraced pieces of literature that is customary to share on Halloween.

"Song of the Witches", from Macbeth by the great William Shakespeare.

Witching you a magical Halloween... 😉

29/10/2026

Many thanks to all the poets who came today, it was a relaxing stanza meeting with lots of brilliant poetry shared!

Our focus poems included "Theme in Yellow" by Carl Sandburg, "Lenore" by Edgar Allan Poe and "Halloween in the Anthropocene" by Craig Santos Perez.

Our next meetings are on the 8th of November (in the function room of a pub) and back here at the wonderfully welcoming Geek Retreat Harlow on the 26th of November!

A special thank you to The Geek Retreat for hosting us! Please check this cafe out if you haven't already, it is a gem.🙏🏻
The Poetry Society

29/10/2026

📣 Gentle reminder that we meet today at the Geek Retreat Harlow .

The theme is seasonal, so we will be analyzing poetry that is dark or Halloween themed this time.

Please respect all staff and patrons while at The Geek Retreat and although there is free entry to our group, applies.
We look forward to hearing your poems.

In the meantime here below is "All Hallows" by Louise Gluck. (1968)

27/10/2026

HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY to Sylvia Plath.

As we are approaching November, I thought you might like to hear a recording of her reading her poem "November Graveyard". Penned in 1956 it is said to have been inspired by her walking amongst church graveyards in Yorkshire.

In this poem, Sylvia talks about the cemetery in Heptonstall. She w...

26/10/2026

We meet this Thurs the 29th!

DEPRESSING DARK POEMS ONLY PLEASE. It is October...

Thank you!

NB Free entry, but fair use rules apply, respect all staff and buy a coffee from your friendly local hobby cafe.

20/10/2026

🎤 What a moment for the Harlow arts scene! Danny Gleeson absolutely captivated the crowd at Harlow Pride with his powerful performance of Borstal Boy.
Did you know this traditional street ballad is literally woven into the fabric of our town? The poem was found etched onto a doorway in Staple Tye! 🚪✨

Address

The Geek Retreat
Harlow
CM201XR

Opening Hours

5pm - 7pm

Website

https://poetrysociety.org.uk/stanzas/essex/harlow/

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