Oxford Poetry Circle Presents: UNSTEADY GROUND- Poetry for a Shifting World

Schedule

Thu Mar 26 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities | Oxford, EN

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Join Oxford Poetry Circle as we bring people together for a lovely evening grounded in poetry. With guest poets, open mic and book sales.
About this Event

In politically unsteady times, socially shifting times, and personally uncertain times, poetry remains a place to stand.

Join Oxford Poetry Circle for an evening of powerful readings, reflection, and open mic participation at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

  • Featuring:

Pete Raynard

Bettina Schroeder

Marian Eastwood

  • With Featured Guest:

Fr Stephen Ojapah- Novelist, poet, priest.

Having spent 33 days in a kidnapper’s den in Nigeria, Fr. Stephen brings a voice shaped not only by faith but by lived experience, survival, endurance, and reflection. His contribution offers a rare and deeply human perspective on suffering, resilience, and hope.

  • Open Mic
  • Book sales
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Where is it happening?

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Room 00.0063 Seminar Room Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, United Kingdom

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