Saturday October 5 : Simon Fletcher reading at Wigtown Book Festival
Simon Fletcher will be reading at the launch of Southlight magazine #36 at Wigtown Book Festival, 4.30pm, at the County Buildings, Nature Room, Wigtown, Newton Stewart DG8 9JH.
Free event.
For more info go to wigtownbookfestival.com
Tuesday October 8 : ‘City Voices’
‘City Voices’ with Cecilia Jones, Kenton Samuels and Jill Tromans & Jane Salmons who’ll be reading from her new Offa’s Press pamphlet, The Bridge, at the Lych Gate, 44, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TX, 7.30-9pm.
Tickets £5 on the door.
Friday October 11 : ‘Green Libraries Week’
‘Green Libraries Week’ will be celebrated with some ‘Green Poetry’ with Kuli Kohli, Ros Woolner, Marion Cockin & Simon Fletcher at Penn Library, Wolverhampton, 11am-12 noon.
Come along and enjoy some ‘green’ poetry about nature, in gardens and the countryside. Free event and all welcome.
Friday October 11 : ‘Interweaving’
Simon will be reading some of his poems at an ‘Interweaving ‘ event with Trigger Bliss and Despina Ariou at the Pottery, Shineton Street, Much Wenlock, TF13 6HT. 7.30-9pm.
Tickets available from the GAWIE website…
Saturday October 12 : ‘Healing Nature’
‘Healing Nature’ Simon will be runnning a poetry writing workshop on ‘how nature heals us and how we can heal nature’. Workshoppers will be encouraged to share and write about their experiences of the benefits of nature and how we might all do more to benefit nature.
The workshop will be at the Fire Station, Smithfield Road, TF13 6BD, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6BD. 10am-12noon & 2-4pm.
Tickets available from the GAWIE website…
Saturday October 19 : ‘Country Voices’
‘Country Voices’ with Santosh K. Dary, John ‘Mogs’ Morris & Steve Pottinger at the ‘Water Rat’, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, TF8 7BJ, 2.30-4pm. MC Simon.
Tickets £5 on the door.
Friday October 25 : ‘Seeing the Trees’
‘Seeing the Trees’ workshop with Kuli Kohli & Simon Fletcher at the Shropshire Wildlife Trust, The Cut, 193 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AH, 11am-1pm. Tickets £9.
For more info and to register interest contact: info@offaspress.co.uk
Saturday October 26 : ‘Virtual Voices’
‘Virtual Voices’, 5-6pm, featuring Roy McFarlane, Nicky Hetherington and Jane Salmons (reading from her new Offa’s Press pamphlet The Bridge). Hosted by Cherry Doyle and Kuli Kohli.
Pay-as-you-feel event on Zoom. Please note that Virtual Voices now runs from 5-6pm.
ZOOM LINK…
Meeting ID: 879 3321 8538
Passcode: 482920
Sunday September 1 : ‘Tea, Herbs, and Spices’
‘Tea, Herbs, and Spices’ – unlock your creativity with aromatic inspiration.
Join Kuli Kohli (current Poet Laureate for the City of Wolverhampton, and leader of the city’s Punjabi Women’s Writers Group) for a supportive afternoon of poetry writing in Caldmore Community Garden, 12 Carless St, Walsall, WS1 3RH, 2-4.30pm.
Explore the world of tea, dive into the healing properties of herbs, infuse your poetry with the warmth of cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. Share your creations over a steaming cup of masala chai. Open to all – new writers, keen writers, established writers, spice lovers, herb aficionados, and listeners all welcome.
To book your free space please contact poetsprattlerspandemonialists@gmail.com. Where possible workshops will take place outside, so do dress for the weather.
September 3 ‘Poetry Readers’ at the Bolthole Cafe
‘Poetry Readers’ at the Bolthole Cafe, the Wharfage, Ironbridge, TF8 7AW 2-4pm. The theme is ‘Speed’.
Free event. For more info contact Paul Francis. francisliberty@btinternet.com
Tuesday September 7 : Visit the Walsall Maker Festival and explore the Global Storytelling Village
Visit the Walsall Maker Festival and explore the Global Storytelling Village. Kuli Kohli & The Punjabi Women’s Writing Group will be sharing stories based on the experiences of South Asian women from 1.15pm to 2pm at The Bridge, Walsall, WS1 1LG.
This is a free event.
