Saturday June 2nd: Environmental Poetry Workshop for Writers with Disabilities
Bantock House, Wolverhampton.Workshop on environmental poetry for writers with disabilities led by Simon Fletcher & Jane Seabourne. 11am -2pm. Tickets £10. Contact 01691 831463 or email us for more information.
Black Country Big Book Fortnight
As part of Black Country Big Book Fortnight, Offa’s Press poets are putting on a number of performances the week beginning May 28th across West Midlands libraries:
- Monday May 28: Black Country Dialectics at Wednesfield Library, Wolverhampton, 2-3pm. Dave Reeves & friends. Free
- Monday May 28: ‘Funny Women’ Emma Purshouse, Jane Seabourne & Win Saha at Warstones Library, Wolverhampton, 6-7pm. Free
- Tuesday May 29: ‘Funny Women’ at Kingswinford Library, Dudley, 7.30pm. Please book tickets through Kingswinford Library 01384 812740
- Wednesday May 30: May West Bromwich Library, Sandwell, Dave Reeves solo reading from Black Country Dialectics. 2.30pm.
Saturday May 5th: Environmental Poetry workshop, Oswestry Library
Environmental Poetry workshop at Oswestry Library, Shropshire. 11am-1pm with Jane Seabourne & Simon Fletcher. Tickets £10/£7. For further info ring Jane on 01902 757863 or email: info@offaspress.co.uk. Supported by Arts Council England.
Saturday April 28th: Pant writing day
Simon Fletcher and Basir Sultan Kazmi will be running a writing day at Pant, near Oswestry, 10am-4pm, on the poetry of nature focussing on the ghazal poetic form. The day costs £20/£15 and includes a walk. For more info contact Simon on 01691 831463 or email us
Saturday April 14th: Nick Pearson, Emma Purshouse and butterflies at Wenlock Poetry Festival
Nick Pearson and Emma Purshouse will be taking part in an event at the Wenlock Poetry Festival, Shropshire, featuring Nadia Kingsley’s anthology Shropshire Butterflies. The Edge Arts Centre 2pm Much Wenlock £6 (£5.50).
The following day, Sunday April 15th, Offa’s Press will have a bookstall in the Cornmarket in Much Wenlock so do come along and say hello to the team.
Thursday March 8: Micro Poetry Workshops at Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Jane Seabourne will be conducting some micro poetry workshops on the limerick at the Art Gallery, Lichfield Street, on Thursday March 8. This is part of the Women of Wolverhampton (WOW) International Women’s Week activities. 12noon -2pm. Free.
Wednesday 7th March – Funny Women Return!
Funny Women (Emma Purshouse, Jane Seabourne & Win Saha) will be performing their poetry at Long Knowle Library, Wood End Road, Wolverhampton, 6-7pm. Free event. For further info ring Elaine on 01902 556290.
