Regular live poetry events you can join online from wherever you are.
This listing includes recurring Zoom or similar live poetry readings, open mics and spoken-word events, together with selected online writing groups and forthcoming special events. Some are completely virtual and others are hybrid events with genuine live online participation.
Listing policy: an event is included where there is evidence of live online activity during the past year and a reasonable indication that the series continues. Selected forthcoming one-off events are listed separately and removed after their date; recordings and events whose online element has clearly ended are not included.
Dates, time zones, guests and registration arrangements change. Always check the organiser's current page before joining.
Free international online poetry event celebrating identity, belonging and self-expression, featuring poet Shane van der Hoven in conversation followed by a community open mic. Registration is available for listeners and performers.
Open to writers of all experience levels. Tuesday offers writing exercises and feedback; Wednesday offers free writing and feedback; Thursday provides practical help with writing problems. A monthly book club also follows a Thursday session.
Free virtual spoken-word open mic for poetry, stories, monologues, hip-hop and related work.
Monthly generative workshop followed by poetry open mic; the Brooklyn event is livestreamed through Zoom.
Featured poetry/prose readings with open-mic slots. The programme identifies which dates are on Zoom.
Long-running reading series with featured poets and open mic. Its 2026 programme includes first-Friday readings and third-Thursday 'Be the Feature' sessions.
International hour-long virtual poetry reading hosted by Ian Gouge; running since 2021.
Gloucestershire Poetry Society's international virtual open mic, with headline and guest poets.
Free virtual contemporary poetry series featuring established and emerging poets.
Monthly Zoom poetry evening with open mic and usually a guest poet.
Guest poetry readings online, normally with limited open-mic places.
Monthly Zoom open mic; in 2026 sessions begin with a guest poet reading or craft talk.
Online poetry reading series featuring several poets at each event.
University of Cambridge online open mic. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction and scripts are welcome; readers receive 3–5 minutes.
Featured contemporary poet followed by an online open mic.
Regular virtual poetry events, readings and open mics. Listening is generally open; some reader spots are reserved for members.
Online featured-poet readings, often followed by open-mic slots.
Online readings featuring Australian poets and guests, with audiences joining from Australia and overseas.
Virtual poetry reading with a featured poet, hosted by Orenaug Mountain Publishing and People and Their Poems.
Free online reading with featured poets and open mic; explicitly maintained for international participation.
Free virtual poetry open mic hosted by Phoenix Books; readers sign up in the Zoom chat.
Poetry Center San José's twice-monthly online open mic, sometimes with a featured poet.
Worldwide live open poetry reading. Join on Zoom to read a poem or watch the simultaneous broadcast.
Online poetry open mic with a featured reader, run in round-robin format.
Free online creative-writing hour for sharing work and feedback; the organisation also runs monthly open-mic nights.
Poetry readings and open-mic events; several meetings use Zoom and links can be requested from the group.
Continuing programme of online featured readings and Zoom open mics.
Free monthly virtual poetry open mic for readers and listeners.
Featured-poet and open-mic programme based in Atlantic City with synchronous online access.
Checked and expanded October 2026. Poetry Kit welcomes details of other established regular live online poetry events from anywhere in the world.