The Essex Poetry And Prose Society

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, often decided the month before, but keeping to the theme is optional.

The programme for 2025 is provisionally as follows:

January 26Poetry Café
 Optional subject: Paperwork
February 23Poetry Café
 Optional subject: Form
March 30Poetry Café
 Optional subject: Myths
April 27Poetry Café
 Optional subject: Age and ageing
May 25Poetry Café
 Optional subject: Sport
June 29Poetry Café
 Optional subject: Plants
July 27Poetry Café
  
September 28Poetry Café
  
October 26Annual General Meeting
 With perhaps time for some poetry afterwards
November 30Poetry Café
  

There are no meetings in August or December

Our meetings are held at
The Back Bar, the Bell Inn, 10 St James Street, Castle Hedingham CO9 3EJ

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.


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