Poetry of Staffordshire launch at the City Central Library, Bethesda St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3RS.

Emma Purshouse and Simon Fletcher plus the Staffordshire poets.

Wednesday October 21st, 7-8.30pm.

Country Voices, The Green Wood Centre, Station Road, Ironbridge, TF8 7DR.

Marion Cockin, Iris Rhodes and Emma Purshouse will be reading from The Nailmakers’ Daughters. Emma and Simon will be reading from The Poetry of Staffordshire.

Tuesday October 27th, 7.30pm.

Tickets £4/ £2 (under 16s).

Simon Fletcher will be reading from his new collection, Close to Home (Headland) to the Poetry Readers, Alan Garner Centre, Old Hall Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3AU.

Wednesday October 28th 4pm.

Free event supported by Poetry on Loan.

Emma Purshouse will be MCing the Gainsborough (Art) Works open mic, St Patrick’s Street, Stafford, ST16 2PN.

Saturday September 5th, 4-5pm.

This is a free event so come along and have a listen or bring a couple of poems to read.

For more information contact Dawn Jutton, 07908924144 or email: hello@gainsboroughartworks.co.uk.

David Bingham will be running a free haiku workshop at the Green Wood Centre in Ironbridge, TF8 7DR, as part of Green Arts Day.

Sunday September 6th, 11am.

No previous experience is needed. Other workshops will follow and the publication of a book.

For further info contact David: david.hodgebower@tiscali.co.uk

‘City Voices’, Lych Gate tavern, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TX.

Launch of The Nailmakers’ Daughters, a wonderful new collection of Black Country-inspired poetry from Offa’s Press featuring the work of Emma Purshouse, Iris Rhodes and Marion Cockin.

Tuesday September 8th 7.30pm. Tickets £3/ £1 (under 16s).

‘Country Voices’, the Green Wood Centre, Coalbrookdale, TF8 7DR.

John Edgar, storyteller, will be top of the bill and Simon will be reading from his new poetry collection, Close to Home, from Headland Publications.

Tuesday September 29th 7.30pm.

Tickets £4/ £2 (under 16s) on the door.