Pens of the Earth

Tickets are now available for our writing workshop on 2nd March. For a full list of workshops in 2026, see our Writing Workshops page.

Tamsin Hopkins will be running more writing workshops for us in 2026. For details, click here.

We’re running an online environmental poetry workshop on 10th December, 7:00-8:30pm.

The event is hosted by our writer and audiobook performer Tamsin Hopkins. She’s very experienced and welcoming, and will cater to all levels and abilities, so even if you’re just thinking about giving poetry a go, this is your chance!

If you’d like to be there, tickets are £5 from Eventbrite: click here.

With the help of funding from Portsmouth Creates, we are making an audiobook of Wild Seas, Wilder Cities, and we need your help! Check out our Performances and Recording page to see how you can get involved.

Read Rachel Birchley’s report on Pens of the Earth’s role in the wonderful ‘Planting Words’ literary event at the Sustainability Centre here.

Planting Words – Writing for Sustainability is an all-day event on 22nd July hosted by the Sustainability Centre and featuring talks, performances and writing workshops. Pens of the Earth will be there, along with green gardening consultant Kevin Bryan, Denise Baden of Green Stories, plus writer, academic and activist Toby Litt. More information and tickets (at very reasonable prices!) are available here.

You can read our annual report of activities, finances and successes here.

Pens has an article on the Writers Rebel website called Collective Voices. Written by Rachel Birchley and Helen Salsbury, it’s a celebration of the Pens community, the creative and co-operative energy behind the success of Wild Seas, Wilder Cities, and the subtle revolution which inspired us.

Pens of the Earth will be at Greening Denmead’s Fun Day on Sat 17th May, 11am – 3pm. There will be food and drink, community project, kids activities and the chance to win a recycled laptop. Entry is free! Details here.

Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is launching on the Isle of Wight, 7pm Saturday 26th April, hosted at the Medina Bookshop and compered by island poet Maggie Sawkins.

The evening will feature writers and poets reading selections from the book, guest speakers from the Island Seagrass Project, and a talk by Jamie Marsh, director of Nature Recovery for the Isle Of Wight and Hampshire.

Tickets are £5, redeemable against sales of the book, and available here.