The Essex Poetry and Prose Society was founded in spring 1959.
We meet at 3pm in Castle Hedingham, Essex,
usually on the last Sunday in each month. Membership costs £10 per year.
Since 2013 we have adopted a "Poetry Café" format for most meetings.
Turn up, and bring a poem or two to read—well known, obscure, or even your own.
There may be a theme to each meeting, decided the month before, but keeping to the theme is optional.
| January 28 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: Urban Poetry | |
| February 25 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: Eccentrics | |
| March 31 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: Protest in Poetry | |
| April 28 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: Pets | |
| May 26 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: Nonsense | |
| June 30 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: A poem that is significant or made a difference to you | |
| July 28 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: Peace | |
| September 29 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: Fashion | |
| October 27 | Annual General Meeting |
| With perhaps time for some poetry afterwards | |
| November 24 | Poetry Café |
| Optional subject: Lost Things |
There are no meetings in August or December
To give some indication of the range of our meetings, programmes for previous years are listed here.
New members are welcome. If you would like to join us at one of our meetings, please leave a message with your contact details on 01206 395711, or just turn up at 3pm at the Bell Inn.
The Essex Poetry and Prose Society is a Stanza of the Poetry Society.