Emma Purshouse performs at Alrewas Arts Festival, Staffordshire.

Wednesday August 27th – 12.30-1.30pm, Methodist Church, Alrewas.

Box office 07434 281241.

Plus a musical interlude featuring Rachel Wood’s recorder quartet.

‘Brewers’ Troupe – 3 Poets Walk into a Pub’ Emma Purshouse, Heather Wastie & Peter Wyton.

Merchants Inn, 5 Little Church St, Rugby CV21 3AW.

Wednesday July 2nd

01788 571119. www.rugbyfestivalofculture.co.uk

‘Poetry from Scratch’ workshop, Blakenhall Community & Healthy Living Centre, Bromley Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 3AS.

This workshop with Simon Fletcher & Jane Seabourne will focus on ‘imagery’.

Saturday July 5th, 10.30-1pm.

Tickets for one-off session £9/£7. Contact Simon for further information on info@offaspress.co.uk

Insomnia overnight workshop at the Ledbury Poetry Festival  with Dave Reeves.

10pm – midnight an open mic session. Midnight to 5.30 writing workshop indoors and outdoors in the grounds of Hellens Manor. 5.30 to 6am Dawn Chorus – the poems are shared with coffee and croissants outdoors as the sun rises.

Saturday 5th July -Sunday 6th July.

Details www.poetry-festival.co.uk

Tuesday July 8 Simon will be MC at ‘City Voices’, Wolverhampton.

The programme  includes Kuli Kohli and Jane Seabourne, 7.30pm, Lych Gate Tavern, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TX.

Tickets £2.50/ £1 (under 16s) on the door.

Black Country Day at the Black Country Living Museum

Dave Reeves performing at various pitches around the Museum site as part of the Black Country Day celebrations. Normal museum entrance fee applies.

Saturday & Sunday July 12/13 (am only)  

Black Country Weekend at the Redhouse Glass Cone, Stourbridge.

During the afternoon Dave Reeves will be hosting ‘Spake Prapper‘ with Heather Wastie and Billy Spakemon as part of a day of literary events.

Sunday July 13th

More details at www.kmsevents.co.uk