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Queer-led Creative Writing Salon
6-week writing courses with @tobycampion
Monthly Writing Socials at @poetry_pharmacy_

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November’s roundup of events, submissions and workshops is out 🩷

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#poetry #london #queer #poetrycommunity #writingprompts by @verse.salon

Sign ups are now open for our final Writing Social of the year! @poetry_pharmacy_ on Wednesday 25th November: write new poems, make new friends.

Spaces strictly limited, booking essential. Link in bio @verse.salon

#poetry #london #bookstagram #bookworm #writing by @verse.salon

Experience the power of writing in community at our next Writing Social at @poetry_pharmacy_ with @verse.salon

📍 Poetry Pharmacy, Oxford Street
📅 Wednesday 25th November 2026

90 minutes of guided writing exercises to get you writing new poems and meeting new people.

This poem was inspired by Patient Intake Questionnaire by Caroline Bird.

#poetry #bookish #writingprompts #bookstagram #london by @verse.salon

✨ A little poetry, a lot of connection, and a reminder to make space for your creativity. I have this urge to create more and consume less.

Back in London and straight into something special! 💛

I braved the Oxford Street crowds (and yes, forgot my umbrella 🙃) to join my friend @tobycampion who runs a poetry community called @verse.salon — we met at the @poetry_pharmacy_ which is tucked away on the first floor of @lush on Oxford Street.

For 90 minutes, we wrote poetry, explored poems together, shared ideas, and connected with new people in the cosiest of spaces. No poetry degree required — just curiosity and a willingness to play with words.

Toby is an award-winning poet, and I left feeling inspired, creatively recharged, and reminded of how powerful it can be to come together around something new.

📝 Toby also runs six-week poetry courses, and I’m already dreaming up a Circle London gathering with him!

Because at Circle London, we believe community is about more than meeting people. It’s about sharing experiences, discovering new parts of ourselves, and finding connection in unexpected places.

Would you come to a poetry gathering with us? 💌 Tell us in the comments!

📍 The Poetry Pharmacy, Oxford Street, London

With love,
Alex, The Circle London 🫶🏼

#CircleLondon #ThePoetryPharmacy #Poetry #LondonCommunity #Create by @verse.salon

*Booking essential, very limited space**

The best place to write in London is bringing you a morning Writing Social on Wednesday 21st October.

90 minutes of guided exercises to get you writing new poems and meeting new people at @poetry_pharmacy_ on Oxford Street, run by @verse.salon

Limited availability, booking essential. Follow link in bio to reserve your spot

#poetry #london #writing #poetrycommunity #booklover by @verse.salon

October’s writing submissions, events and workshops roundup is out now from @verse.salon

Subscribe for free to get first access.

See something missing or want your event to be included? DM to add it in :)

#nationalpoetryday #writing #poetry #london #queer by @verse.salon

The power of writing poetry with 10 strangers at this month’s Writing Social at the @poetry_pharmacy_ with @verse.salon

Inspired by the poem ‘Distance’ by @millerkei

Write your own poems and meet new people at next month’s event happening on 21st October. Places limited, booking essential - link in bio.

📍 Poetry Pharmacy, Oxford Street, London
📆 Wednesdays 21st October

#poetry #london #queer #poetrycommunity #secretlondon by @verse.salon

Queer stories in the wild. by @verse.salon

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to dive into your writing, this is your sign

👀 October courses announcement dropping very soon

Keep your eyes on our feed and stories this week or DM your email address to be the first to hear about what’s lined up for Autumn 🍂 by @verse.salon

No screens. No notifications. No pressure. Just 90 minutes of pure creative space to breathe, play and experiment with words.

@verse.salon is teaming up with @poetry_pharmacy_ to bring you our September Writing Social led by @tobycampion …think of it as a creative reset—a chance to unplug your laptop, slow down and meet 10 friendly strangers who are all there to do the exact same thing.

Whether you haven’t written a word since school or you write every single day, you are completely welcome here. Stationery is provided, the vibe is entirely relaxed, and there’s zero expectation to share unless you want to.

📍 Poetry Pharmacy (Oxford Street, London)
🗓️ Wednesday, 23rd September

Spaces are strictly limited, booking essential.

Comment or DM ‘RESET’ to @verse.salon and we’ll slide the direct ticket link into your inbox! 🎟️

#poetry #writingsocial #london #secretlondon @secret.london #thisislondon by @verse.salon