Saturday 3 June : Pant Poetry Writing workshop
Pant Poetry Writing workshop with Kuli Kohli, poet laureate of Wolverhampton and an enthusiastic RSPB member. The theme will be nesting birds and we’ll be taking a gentle walk along the Montgomery Canal, near Llanymynech, to see baby moorhens, ducklings, cygnets and other wild bird chicks, plus a host of other wildlife.
Meet at Pant village hall, Pant, near Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 9QG, 10am-4pm.
Bring your own lunch and sensible clothing. Refreshments will be provided. Tickets £25/£20. There is ample parking at the hall.
For more info please email: info@offaspress.co.uk
Tuesday 6 June : ‘Poetry Readers’ at the Bolthole Cafe
‘Poetry Readers’ at the Bolthole Cafe, the Wharfage, Ironbridge, TF8 7AW. Theme: ‘Film Stars’, 2-4pm.
For further information contact ianmparr@gmail.com
Thursday 8 June : Free writing workshop
Free writing workshop with Emma Purshouse 2-3.30pm at Haden Hill House Museum, Cradley Heath B64 7JU.
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Saturday 10 June : ‘Walsall Festival of Words’
‘Walsall Festival of Words’. Emma Purshouse and Dave Pitt MC a day of music and spoken word in the park 11am-5pm. Offa’s Press poets Gracey Bee and Priyanka Joshi will be performing their work at 11.45am and 1.25pm respectively.
Headline set from punk ukelele band Not Quite Dead Yet.
Location: The Bandstand Stage, Walsall Arboretum, Broadway North, Walsall WS1 2QB.
Free event – but do dress for the weather as the audience will be open to the elements.
Tuesday 13 June : ‘City Voices’
‘City Voices’ with Kenton Samuels, Jill Tromans, Rob Francis, Dawn Jutton and Nick Pearson. The Lych Gate, 44, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TX, 7.30-9pm.
Tickets £4 on the door.
Friday 16 June : ‘Doomsday – A Wednesbury Reckoning’
‘Doomsday – A Wednesbury Reckoning’ 7.30-9pm (doors open 7pm). An evening of song and spoken word curated by Emma Purshouse. Featuring performances from Brendan Hawthorne, Priyanka Joshi, Alex Vann, Heather Wastie, Steve Pottinger, Billy Spakemon, Emma Purshouse, Trudy King, Reaya Seeley, Suzan Spence and David Calcutt. With support from ‘Suzie’s Community Choir – Wednesbury’ at St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Hill, Wednesbury WS10 9DQ.
It’s a minute to midnight on the Doomsday Clock and the spirits of Wednesbury have been called together at The Black Church to state their case for salvation before God. Who should be saved from the Fiery Holes and the Furnaces? Ethelfleida the warrior Queen? John Wesley’s ‘Oss Block? The Tubeworker? The Green Man or the Fighting Cock? An unforgettable evening in a stunning setting. Bring your own cushion because the pews are rock hard!
Free – but there will be collection plates for donations to the church, on exit.
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Saturday 17 June : ‘Country Voices’
‘Country Voices’ with Steve Harrison, Santosh K. Dary and Michael W. Thomas, at the ‘Water Rat’, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, TF8 7BJ, 2.30-4pm.
A variety of voices in a charming venue.
Tickets £5 on the door.
Monday 19 June : Poetry Whitchurch
Priyanka Joshi will be guest reader at Poetry Whitchurch, held at the Civic Centre, High Street, Whitchurch SY13 1AX, 7.30-9.30pm
Thursday 22 June : ‘Windrush 75’
‘Windrush 75’ – Share talks, poetry, spoken word and experience Windrush in a fun new way with Gracey Bee. 1.30pm at West Bromwich Central Library, High Street, West Bromwich B70 8DZ.
Free event. Limited seating,
