OUR 2025 ONLINE POETRY RETREAT

Dates: Sunday 14 December – Friday 19 December 2025
(Opening circle: evening of Sunday 14 December)

Obsidian Foundation, offers an annual one-week online retreat for fifty Black poets of African descent who want to advance their writing practice in a supportive, rigorous, and community-focused environment.

The open call for this year retreat is now live and we invite Black poets and poets of African descent to submit their application for a chance to be part of an incredible cohort of poets and tutors whose purpose is to curate a safe space for our community to thrive and harness the transformative power of language and words. Some of our tutors includes Malika Booker, Koleka Putuma, Dante Micheaux, Raymond Antrobus and Nick Makoha.

For more information visit our “Call for Entries” page.