Resonance is a queer-run poetry collective based in South East London

Resonance is a poetry collective based in South East London. We're a group of friendly queer volunteers who love poetry and people.

We're committed to creating community, amplifying and providing opportunities for early-career artists at all stages of life, and championing access to the arts for underrepresented groups.

To do this we host free monthly open mic poetry nights and poetry workshops, publish work from emerging writers, and partner with local charities and community groups to bring poetry to places it isn't usually found.

Some nice words:

‘Thank you for creating a truly inclusive and beautiful community in these strange times.’

- Resonance open mic-er

‘I had a paradigm shift. I used to think that poems were sterile, fringe, niche, that specific types of people do poetry. But it kind of shattered my stereotype about poets and about my perception and my own interpretations of poetry.’

- Feed the Hill project participant

‘These workshops allowed me to have another way to communicate apart from speaking. I didn’t know that poetry could be so deep, that it could show so many emotions and feelings at the same time.’ 

- Addey & Stanhope School student