The Essex Poetry and Prose Society was founded in spring 1959.
We meet at 3pm in Stebbing, 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 27 | Brian Burden |
| The poetry of Vernon Scannell | |
| February 24 | David Gallifant |
| The poetry of Anne Hudson | |
| March 31 | Poetry Café |
| Optional theme: departures and arrivals | |
| April 28 | Poetry Café |
| Optional theme: Light verse | |
| May 26 | Poetry Café |
| Optional theme: Justice | |
| June 30 | Poetry Café |
| Optional theme: Cats and dogs | |
| July 28 | Poetry Café |
| Optional theme: Woods and woodland | |
| October 27 | Annual General Meeting |
| November 24 | Poetry Café |
| Optional theme: Transport |
There are no meetings in August, September 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 White Hart.
The Essex Poetry and Prose Society is a Stanza of the Poetry Society.