Upcoming events
The Spoken Word Tent (Oxford Canal Festival 2024)
Saturday 21st Sep. Highlights include: Sir Philip Pullman; poets Roy McFarlane, canal laureate, Vanessa Lampert & Jen Feroze;
Winners of the Children’s Poetry Competition; Mark Davies canal history walk and talk and quiz; the inimitable Andy Skinner (of Gardeners Arms pub quiz) hosts the irreverent University Challenged; Winners of the Adult poetry Competition, local poet Arthur; and Hannah Hay and the Divas of Jazz.
‘The Ways of Water’ | OxCanalFest Poetry Competition 2024 | Judge Roy McFarlane - Canal Laureate | Submission deadline Sunday 7th July 2024
Oxford Canal Festival 2024, inaugural Poetry Competition: ‘The Ways of Water’. Judge: Roy McFarlane FRSL, canal laureate. Open to all.
Spoken Word Tent (Oxford Canal Festival September 2022)
Excellent fun was had by all.
*Lara Fairy Love -children’s storytelling and huge bubbles!
*Oxford Poetry Library
*Mark Davies: History Walk and Talk
*Kate Saffin: one-woman plays
*Healing Haiku workshop
*University Challenged: pitting Oxford University brain boxes against teams of Boaters, Historical Characters and finally Children. The children won.
*Poets corner: Rawz; Kate Oldfield; Arthur; and Open Mic
Poetry Afloat (Jericho Lazy Sundays)
Filling the space between the Towpath Production acts with poetry. Jericho, Oxford.
Poetry Afloat on the Oxford Canal
Poetry Afloat, with Towpath Productions. Oxford Canal, Jericho. Community poets performed their Renga.
