Tuesday April 13 : ‘Virtual Voices’
‘Virtual Voices’, 7.30-9pm, with Anne Babbs, Roger Noons, Jenna Plewes, Simon Fletcher & Kuli Kohli who will be reading from her new collection A Wonder Woman from Offa’s Press.
This is a free event but contributions may be made via the Paypal button on the ‘shop’ page.
CONTRIBUTE HERE
ZOOM LINK
Thursday April 15 : ‘Strictly Speaking’
Michael W. Thomas is reading as part of ‘Strictly Speaking’, Wells Maltings, 7-8.30pm.
His poem, ‘Centra’, was long-listed for this year’s National Poetry Competition.
Free online event.
ZOOM LINK
Saturday April 24 : ‘International Voices’
‘International Voices’, 8-9pm, GMT, free event with John Sewell, reading from his pamphlet collection Hokusai’s Passion teaming up with the American poet Karen Kevorkian from California, where she teaches creative writing at the University of California, Los Angeles.
KAREN KEVORKIAN WEBSITE
ZOOM LINK
Nellie Cole is currently in residency with underGROWTH
Nellie Cole is currently in residency with underGROWTH – a year-long series of monthly, eco-art micro-residencies and socially-distanced projects, based in Coventry. underGROWTH is supported by funds from Heart of England Community Foundation as part of the Coventry City of Culture Roads to 2021 programme.
READ NELLIE’S BLOG HERE
Friday 5th March : Emma Purshouse guest on WORD
Emma Purshouse will be the guest on WORD season three, episode 8 on Zoom at 7pm. The theme is place.
To get a link, or if you would like to take up an open mic spot please email wordstafford@gmail.com
Free event. All welcome.
Tuesday 9 March : ‘Virtual Voices’
‘Virtual Voices’, 7.30-9pm, with Carol Howarth, Paul Harvey, Priyanka Joshi, Ian Parr & Cherry Doyle.
ZOOM LINK
Pay as you wish via Paypal at the
OFFA’S PRESS SHOP
Thursday 25th March : ‘Snidge’
Emma Purshouse and Kuli Koli will be involved in the online launch of ‘Snidge’ – a new publication focussing on the words, memories, and smells of the Black Country. Guests include Anthony Cartwright, Natalie Burdett, Kerry Hadley-Pryce and Brendan Hawthorne.
5.30-7pm online.
Free to attend but you will need to book a place:
BOOK HERE
Saturday 27 March : ‘International Voices’,
‘International Voices’, 2-3pm GMT, free event with Marion Cockin in England, reading from her Wednesbury Mangle Theory and Bob Hale, in China but originally from the Black Country, sharing some of the poems he’s written while living in China.
ZOOM LINK
Sunday 28 March : Jeff Phelps on Brum Radio
Jeff Phelps will be taking part in a Brum Radio broadcast hosted by Willis the Poet at 10am www.brumradio.com.
