Launch of ‘Flamingo’ by Kathryn Bevis – including guest readings from Emma Purshsouse and Jeanette Burton, 2 – 3.30 pm, The Poetry Pharmacy, 36 High Street, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5BQ.

Tickets are £3 available here…

Pant Poetry Workshop on the theme of ‘Fire’ with Tom Allsopp & Simon Fletcher. 10am-4pm. Meet at the village hall in Pant, near Oswestry, SY10 9QD.

Tickets £25/£20. This workshop will include a gentle walk around the village. Sensible ‘country’ clothing is advisable.

To reserve your place or for more info contact Simon on: info@offaspress.co.uk

Bert Flitcroft will be running a workshop at The Coach House in Wirksworth: Prose And Poetry. For creative writers 10am-12pm. Tickets £10.

Anyone interested should contact Bert at bflitcroft@btinternet.com

Kenton Samuels will be on Black Country Radio Xtra at 7pm with an interview and poetry reading. 102.5 FM or 92.2 FM, or online at https://www.blackcountryradio.co.uk/player/black-country-xtra/ under ‘City Voices’.

Fraser Scott will be reading at ‘Yes, We Cant’ which takes place online.

Email: poetsprattlerspandemonialists@gmail.com for your Zoom link.

Pay-as-you-feel event.

Tuesday 13 September Marks the 20th Anniversary of ‘City Voices’ and will include readings from the Bilston Writers’ new group anthology and Emma Purshouse, who’ll be reading from her new collection, “It’s Honorary, Bab”, Offa’s Press, describing her poet laureate work during the pandemic. Sounds like a hoot!

Light House, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT, 7.30-9pm.

Tickets £5 on the door (includes £1 donation to the Lighthouse).

Fraser Scott will be featuring on Black Country Radio Xtra at 7 pm. 102.5 or 92.2 FM across the Black Country or DAB in Birmingham.

Poetry Writing Workshop at Pant on the theme of ‘water’ with Cherry Doyle and Simon Fletcher. We’ll be sharing ways to write poetry about water (symbolic, metaphorical and ecological) and the workshop will include a short walk along the Montgomery Canal at Llanymynech.

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