Poetry Readers Group meets at the White Hart, 10, Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7AW, 2-4 pm, the theme is ‘Sorry’. Free event but for more information about the group contact Paul Francis: francisliberty@btinternet.com

Emma Purshouse will be appearing on the bill with Steve Pottinger, Dave Pitt, Karene Horner-Hughes, Don Diego & The Good Fairy, and Cheryl Prince. Hosted by Lee Nelson. 8-10.30pm in the Basement Bar, The Hat Factory, Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY. Bar 6pm – Doors 7.30pm – Start 8pm.

Tickets £6 (£4 concession) including booking fee.

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‘Seeing the Trees and the Woods’ reading with Simon Fletcher, Kuli Kohli, Nirmal Kaur and Marion Cockin at Penn Library, Coalway Ave, Penn Rd, Wolverhampton WV3 7LT. 11.40-12.40. Free event. All welcome.

A Listen and A Loff – An hour of top-notch regional entertainment from local voices. Featuring Alex Vann (singer songwriter), Jane Seabourne (with Bostin Fittle, a mini talk about how an outsider tried to make one of the Black Country’s most famous dishes) and Emma Purshouse (Black Country poetry).

Hosted by Steve Pottinger. 3-4pm at K-Teas Cakes, 4 St Georges Parade, Wolverhampton, WV2 1BA.

This is a pay-as-you-feel event and seats will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis until the venue is at capacity.

Emma Purshouse, Steve Pottinger, and Dave Pitt will be appearing at the Crafty Jar in Stourbridge as part of their Busking for Charity event. 5-8pm at The Crafty Jar, 161 Lower High St, Stourbridge DY8 1TS. Just turn up.

Uniting voices that celebrate culture, humour, resilience and women’s lived experiences with Kuli Kohli and members of the South Asian Women’s Writing Group. This special event will take place at Bilston Library, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, WV14 7LU from 5.30 to 6.45pm. Free event.

Emma will be performing poetry from her latest collection at Poetry Breakfast in Dudley 10am-12pm in the Reading Room, Dudley Library, St. James’s Road, Dudley, DY1 1HR. Doors open at 9.30am for a 10am start. Entry £3 which includes a hot drink and a croissant. Open mic slots are available.

‘Country Voices’ with Nina Lewis, former Worcestershire poet laureate, Rob Francis, from the Black Country & Shropshire-based Jane Salmons at the White Hart, 10, Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7AW, 2.30-4pm.

Tickets £5 on the door.

World Poetry Day – Many Voices of One World
Poetry reading between 12.30 and 5pm. Uniting South Asian voices that celebrate culture, humour, resilience and women’s lived experiences with Kuli Kohli and members of the South Asian Women’s Writing Group. At Stafford Cricket & Hockey Club, Function Room in the Brian Westhead Pavilion, Riverway, Stafford, ST16 3WB.

Tickets £20

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A night of spoken word and open mic-ers. Sign up on the door or email clowsley@hotmail.com for open mic – newbies welcome.

Headliner: Emma Purshouse; feature acts: Ash Bainbridge and Jo Eades.

7-9.30pm at Mews Bouche, The Homend, Ledbury, HR8 1BN. Tickets £8

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PLEASE NOTE: This event may contain adult language and subject matter.

‘Virtual Voices’ featuring Cara Hughes, Peter Sutton and Mike Thomas with open mic-ers. Email kuli.kohli@hotmail.co.uk to sign up for a 3-min open mic slot! Hosted by Jane Salmons and Kuli Kohli from 5-6.30 pm. Pay-as-you-feel event.

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The Poetry Readers’ Group meets at the White Hart, 10, Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7AW, 2-4 pm, the theme is ‘literature’.

For more information contact Paul Francis: francisliberty@btinternet.com