‘Country Voices’ with Rob Francis, John Woodall & Jane Seabourne at the Meadow Inn, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, TF8 7BJ, 2.30-4pm.

Tickets £4 on the door. Join us for an entertaining afternoon by the river.

Emma Purshouse will be performing with Steve Pottinger at The Bakehouse, 44 High Street, Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 2HP.

Tickets £8 (ring 01557 814175 or email chrys @ chryssalt.com).

7pm for 7.30pm start.

‘Last Monday at Waterstones, Glasgow’ – Emma Purshouse and Steve Pottinger will be guest poets at this regular poetry night.

7pm at Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW.

‘City Voices’ with Garrie Fletcher, Veronica Shepherd, John Woodall, Grace Bennett, David Bingham.

Tuesday May 14th, 7.30-9pm, at The Light House, Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT.

Tickets £3 on the door.

Poetry, stories and entertainment from exciting local talent.

‘Country Voices’with Carol Howarth, Ros Woolner & Jeff Phelps. An afternoon of poetry from 3 contrasting local writers.

Saturday May 18th, 2.30-4pm at The Meadow Inn, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7 BJ.

Tickets £4 on the door.

Pant poetry workshop with Simon Fletcher and Nellie Cole on ‘Flowers, herbs & folklore’, 10am-4pm. This workshop will focus on writing poetry about wild plants, medicinal and otherwise. Refreshments will be provided but bring your own lunch and suitable clothing.

We shall be having our picnic in Mr Williams’s meadow. Meet at Pant Memorial Hall, Pant, near Oswestry, SY10 9QG.

Tickets £20/£15.

Workshop on Japanese-style poetry run by David Bingham with Blakenhall Writers. One of a series of workshops for the forthcoming Offa’s Press anthology of haiku, tanka and haibun written by people in the West Midlands.

Lych Gate Tavern (upstairs), 44 Queen Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TX.

Saturday May 11th, 11am-1pm. Fee £1.

Contact Cherry & Kuli: blakenhallwriters@gmail.com