Saturday 27 June 2026, 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens, Muskham Road, Harlow, CM20 2LF

Harlow-born writer Rebecca Leek will be hosting a showcase of poetry in Harlow Museum’s Walled Gardens, inviting poets from across the county to collaborate in a mixed session. Expect different voices, a celebration of words, and newly commissioned poems.

Rebecca hosts The Ditty Bag poetry podcast, is a published author and was a prize winner in the 2025 Waltham Forest National Poetry Competition. She trained as a musician, a performer, and a teacher, and is a regular on local and national radio.

Tickets: £5
Box Office: playhouseharlow-tickets.harlowplayhouse.co.uk/ticketbooth/shows/873662404

Part of our Harlow weekend – Essex Book Festival is delighted to be heading to Harlow for a weekend of writing workshops, author and artist talks, family games, and poetry. Find out more at essexbookfestival.org.uk/harlow-weekend/.

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