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The Harlow Circle of Poetry
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Official Poetry Stanza founded by Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social on World Poetry Day, March 2024 🌍 ✌🏾✌🏻✌🏿🌈
Core Values- HUMILITY, RESPECT, EQUALITY
Everyone gets equal reading time, all voices will be heard! 📢
'We Rise by Lifting Others'
That's a wrap! 🎉
Happy holidays from the #HarlowCircleofPoetry ❄️
See you in the New Year! 🎊
#harlowpoetry
#harlowstanza
#essexpoetry
December 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
📣 Gentle reminder we are meeting today and we can't wait to hear your poems! 🙂
#harlowpoetry
#harlowpoets
#harlowstanza
#harlowcircleofpoetry
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Harlow Stanza unite! @tomspoems.bsky.social reads a unique and mysterious poem inspired by the theme of SCAPEGOATS. Next months theme will be REFLECTIONS! ⭐
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Fab eve @ Harlow Stanza! Thanks to all the poets for sharing their work! @poetrysociety.org.uk
Theme was #scapegoats & we read Robert Graves, Sylvia Plath, Chrystos, @pdevonald.bsky.social & also top readings from @tomspoems.bsky.social @ianbharlow.bsky.social Bex, Tom, Laurie, Tashaney & Howard.🐐⭐
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📣Poets of Harlow❗
We are meeting TODAY ❗🎉
#harlowcircleofpoetry
#harlowstanza
#poetrycommunity
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📣 #Poetrylovers of Harlow❕ Next meeting is 27/11/25
Optional theme is #Scapegoats
Free entry, fair use policy applies.
#HarlowCircleofPoetry
#HarlowPoetry
#NationalPoetrySociety
#poetrycommunity
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Lovely evening at #HarlowStanza Our theme was #eclipses ❕🌛 We read 3 featured poems in the 1st half, & in the 2nd, we read from our own. Featured poems sparked inspiring discussions on a variety of topics including #attachmenttheory & how #USpoetry compares to #UKpoetry
#HarlowStanza
#poetrymatters
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
📣 Attention Harlow Stanza ❗
Our meeting is TODAY! 🙂🙂
#poetrycommunity
#HarlowStanza
#HarlowPoetryCommunity
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Thank you for listening to our poetry readings. We had a lovely time supporting Harlow Pride 2025! 🏳️‍🌈
@poetrysociety.org.uk
#HarlowCircleofPoetry
#HarlowStanza
#Pride
#CommunityMatters
#LivePoetryPerformances
#PoetryCommunity
#Oneness
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Come join us and others in supporting Harlow Pride this weekend! Thank you also to @ianbharlow.bsky.social for your beautiful words!
Means so much to us!
🫶🏻
#HarlowPride
#CommunityMatters
#Oneness
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
📣POETS OF HARLOW ❗
Our next meeting is on 30.10.25 & will be on the theme-ECLIPSES.
You may interpret this as you wish...🌝
Please remember that although our stanza is free to attend, we must respect the space that hosts us by buying a refreshment as they are a public cafe.
Thank you-WE CAN'T WAIT!🙂
October 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Is everyone getting excited for National Poetry Day tomorrow??
How will you be celebrating? 🥳
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
October 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Gentle reminder that our next stanza meeting is on the 25th September at 17.00-19.00.
Our theme - BORDERS and BOUNDARIES.
Please see details below 👇🏻
#PoetryStanzas
#EssexPoetryStanzas
#WritersSupportingWriters
September 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We are PROUD to be supporting Harlow Pride this year! Harlow stanza poets we need your poems! Will be making a list of whoever would like to volunteer to read on the 18th of October at our next stanza meeting!
#HarlowPride
#HarlowCircleofPoetry
#HarlowPoetry
#EssexPoetry
#PridePoetry
September 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
#mustread
Surgery by Noel Cowley @noelcowley.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So proud of our Harlow Stanza poets-bringing a respectful vibe as always!
Last night our theme was- 💥POWER AND CONFLICT💥 We read 3 featured poems& performed our own. THANK YOU to all the contributing poets.
Check out John Agard👇🏾whose poem inspired us yesterday.
youtu.be/o6YlVszalTU?...
#poems
June 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Feels like there's a lot to catch up on! Next meet-up is on the 26th! Our theme will be 'power and conflict' during the first half, then we will read from our own poems during the second half.
#freepoetryeventsessex
#harlowpoetry
#harlowcircleofpoetry
#essexpoetry
#stanzas
#letsstrengthenlocalarts
June 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Tonight we read 'Work Ethic' by Heidi Williamson, 'Elm' by Sylvia Plath & 'Caged Bird' by Maya Angelou. Thank you to everyone for coming and sharing your inspiring poems! You were all so respectful and kind as always. See you next month! Can't wait. 🫶🏻
@poetrysociety.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
📢 HARLOW!! Next meet up is on the 29th!
We're working on our anthology, planning future open mics & trips, sharing submission opportunities and discussing ideas on effective typesetting!
#joinus
#essexpoetry
#harlowcircleofpoetry
#writerssupportingwriters
#writingdoesnthavetobelonely
#freeactivities
May 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🕊️THE DAY THE WAR ENDED🕊️
By RANDALL SWINGLER 🏳️
#RandallSwingler
#peacefulpoetry
#VEdaypoetry
#VEday2025
#VEdaypoem
#Englishpoets
May 8, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Here is a beautiful poem by TIM CORKE entitled -
⚡⚡TIME TO LET GO ⚡⚡
If you enjoyed this poem - why not come and see Tim read LIVE at one of our stanza meetings at the end of the month?
@tomspoems.bsky.social
#surrealism
#beautifulwords
#poetrycommunity
May 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Well isn't this something?
✨TIME TO LET GO✨
by TIM CORKE
(Copyright Tim Corke)
@tomspoems.bsky.social
#words
#poems
#poetrycommunity
May 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We went as a group, to visit the open mic evening at 'Poems not Bombs' London-created by Paul Mcgrane, who made all feel so welcome! 🙌🏻 What an inspiring event, and beautiful atmosphere too. Thank you! ✨☮️🙏🏻 @poemsnotbombs.bsky.social @paulmcgrane.bsky.social
#openmic
#mustsee
#poetrylondon
#poetry
April 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🌸Happy Easter from the Harlow Circle of Poetry🌸
Wishing you all peace, resilience & growth! 🐣
Isn't this poem by Ha Jin a spirited & insistent invitation towards having a purposeful and resilient mindset?!💪🏻
#poemsaboutrising
#poemsaboutresilience
#poemsforthesoul
#harlowcircleofpoetry
#easterpoetry
April 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM