26th September       10am- 11.30am

Childrens event - Reggae, Rap & Rhymes
Enjoy the flavour of the Caribbean with Poet Anita Marie Sackett's popular Poetry workshop for Children which uses the poet's experience of living in Jamaica, to spark the imagination.

Maldon Library, Carmelite House, White Horse Lane, Maldon, CM9 5FW
Phone 01621 853556 to book a place

Childrens event     10.30am
October 3rd

Childrens event - Animals, Flowers & Opposites
Roz Hall’s quirky poetry workshop takes younger children’s imagination into the great outdoors
with a lot of rhythm, actions and general goings-on around the ways of animals, flowers and some
interesting opposites. Organised chaos maybe - but great fun and the kids will love it!
Frinton Library 59 Old Road, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9DA
Phone 01255 672581 to book a place

October 5th    5 to 7 pm
Workshop
Philip Wilson - Freeing The Muse

It has often been argued that poetic creativity flourishes when subject to constraint.  Rhyme, rhythm and verse form: these can all be seen as limitations that poets have imposed on their writing.  In this workshop, participants will engage in three exercises to three exercises to bring out the spirit of creativity.  No history of writing poetry is assumed.

5pm Colchester Library

October 5th    11am
Workshop
Roz Hall - The Time of my Life!

Roz Hall’s poetry workshop takes you on a micro-journey through your own life, inspiring you and showing you how to express so much - yet in so few words. 
Abandon the autobiography; this is far more fun! 
And if you’ve never dared to pick up a pen before, come along and find out that you, too, can write something really special.

11am Clacton Library, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea. CO15 1SF
Phone 01255 421207 to book a place.

7th October    5pm
Workshop
John Steer - Poetry Surgery
Are you a budding bard or perhaps you have been writing for some time and would like to put a polish on your poetry, either way come along with your poems that are unfinshed or maybe stuck in a rut and masterclass them with poet and one-time magazine editor, John Steer at the poetry surgery (bring copies to to share)

Harlow Library, The High, Harlow. CM20 1HA
Phone 01279 413772 to book a place

October 8th    2.30pm – 4.30pm
30min Reading followed by writing workshop
Tim Cunningham -  The I of the Storm
Tim will show you how to navigate your way from private emotion to public poem.
Billericay Library, 143 High Street, Billericay. CM12 9AB
Phone 01277 624624 to book a place

October 8th      2.30pm
Workshop
Dorothy Turner - 'Heroics of the Poets Verse'
Dorothy Turner leads a poetry writing workshop on the theme of 'Heroes and Heroines'
Compare poems about different types of hero, write a verse for your hero.
Hullbridge Library, Ferry Road, Hullbridge, SS5 6ET
Phone 01702 230868 to book a place

Friday 9th October    10.30am - 12noon
Workshop
Anne Welsh - Finding Inspiration In Your Library
Write poems inspired by materials in the Shenfield Library and poet Anne Welsh will share some of the tricks of her trade as a professional librarian in tracking down fresh inspiration through physical and online libraries in Essex and beyond.
Shenfield Library, Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood CM15 8NJ
Phone 01277 225540 to book a place.

10th October     11.30
Workshop
Ken Champion - The Best Words In The Best Order
What IS poetry.?..GOOD poetry? (Is there agreed criteria? Can there be?)
What's yours like? Bring it along - we'll talk about it, write it...

Loughton Library, Traps Hill, Loughton. IG10 1HD
Phone 020 8502 0181 to book a place

Thursday 15th October    2pm
Workshop
Dorothy Turner - 'Heroics of the Poets Verse'
Dorothy Turner leads a poetry writing workshop on the theme of 'Heroes and Heroines'
Compare poems about different types of hero, write a verse for your hero.
South Benfleet Library, 264 High Road, Benfleet, SS7 5HD
Phone 01268 758558 to book a place

17th October     11.00am till 1pm

Childrens event - Reggae, Rap & Rhymes
Enjoy the flavour of the Caribbean with Poet Anita Marie Sackett's popular Poetry workshop for Children which uses the poet's experience of living in Jamaica, to spark the imagination.

Brentwood Library, Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, CM15 8NJ
Phone 01277 225540 to book a place
   

in conjuction with Out of the Box

Saturday 17th October     2- 4pm
Workshop
Adrian Green - Poetry ……. and all that jazz!
Southend poet Adrian Green, will present a reading of poems about jazz,and will discuss the development of jazz writing through American culture personified by Langston Hughes and its relevance today.
Southend Central Library, (Meetings Room), Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 6EX
Phone 01702 534147 to book a place.