Join us: Poetry gatherings supporting RALP’s 20th year
After 20 years of sharing poems online, we’re gathering to read them together—live, across time zones, in community.
This November, I, together with the lovely Sophie Howarth, are hosting four Tuesday poetry gatherings via Zoom to support Read A Little Poetry’s next chapter. Each session explores poems around a theme, with time for reflection, conversation, and connection.
You don’t need to be a poet. You don’t need to know anything about poetry. You just need to want to be here.
The Gatherings
Tuesday, November 4: Asking for Help
What does it mean to ask? To admit we can’t do it alone? We’ll read poems about vulnerability, reaching out, and the courage it takes to say: I need you.
Tuesday, November 11: Receiving with Grace
How do we let ourselves be helped? Be held? We’ll explore poems about opening our hands, accepting gifts, and learning to say thank you.
Tuesday, November 18: The Gift of Giving
What does it mean to give freely? We’ll read poems about generosity, offering what we have, and the joy of being useful to one another.
Tuesday, November 25: Reciprocity & Community
How do we care for each other? Build networks of mutual aid? We’ll close the series with poems about interdependence, belonging, and what we create together.
Details
When: Four consecutive Tuesdays in November (4, 11, 18, 25)
Time: Each gathering is offered at two different time zones to accommodate everyone:
— 12:00-13:15 UTC / 7:00-8:15 AM EST
— 18:00-19:15 UTC / 1:00-2:15 PM EST
Where: Zoom (link sent upon registration)
Who: Anyone who loves poetry, wants community, or is curious about both
How to register: Make a donation to Read A Little Poetry at any amount. You’ll receive the Zoom link for the session you chose. Can’t attend all four? That’s okay—come to what works for you.
Suggested donations:
— $10 if you are on a low income
— $20 if you have a reliable income
— $30 (or more) if you have greater means and would like to support the continuing curation of Read A Little Poetry
If you are experiencing financial hardship, please just donate whatever feels right for you. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
Can’t attend but want to support Read A Little Poetry? Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/readalittlepoem
All proceeds support Read A Little Poetry.
Why these gatherings?
For 20 years, Read A Little Poetry has been free and ad-free—a labour of love, sustained by one person. These gatherings are about more than fundraising. They’re about what poetry does best: bringing us together, reminding us we’re not alone, and building the communities that sustain us.
If you’ve found comfort in these poems over the years, we’d love to see you there.
About your hosts
Sophie Howarth brings a combination of creative vision, cultural depth, and playful wisdom to the art of poetry curation. As co-founder of The School of Life and former Curator of Public Programmes at Tate, she has spent decades facilitating conversations about what makes life meaningful and making profound ideas accessible to wide audiences.
Her forthcoming book The Poetry Habit: The Lyrical Path to a Meaningful Life explores how poetry can transform daily experience, while her recent anthology Everyday Wonder showcases her sensitivity in weaving together poetry and photography. As an associate tutor at The Poetry Pharmacy, Sophie has earned a reputation for her mind-expanding and playful approach to making poetry part of daily life. She brings an infectious passion for helping people discover the poems they need most.
T. De Los Reyes has devoted two decades to curating Read A Little Poetry from Manila, Philippines—a labour of love that has become one of the most trusted and beloved poetry resources on the internet. With over 120,000 followers across Instagram and Twitter, T. has built a thriving living archive that serves as daily nourishment for readers seeking solace, anchor, and mirror in poetry.
Her curation consistently champions voices often overlooked by traditional literary institutions, with particular devotion to poets of colour, LGBTQIA+ writers, and international voices. Teachers around the world regularly incorporate her selections into their classrooms, and countless poets have expressed gratitude for how Read A Little Poetry has amplified their work and connected them with new readers. T. is also the author of And Yet Held (Bull City Press, 2024) and writes Poet’s Field Notes on Substack, where she explores poetry, vulnerability, and the intersections of life and craft.
