Kuli Kohli Interview
Kuli Kohli was recently interviewed on Radio WM about her poetry and her performance at the Ironbridge Festival of the Imagination. This is on the BBC iPlayer for the next month, (scroll to 1.23 when the interview begins).
Friday September 27 : ‘Wum med wum growed’
Heather Wastie, ‘Wum med wum growed’ A Black Country Entertainment with poetry & song.
Friday September 27th, 8-9pm.
All Nations Inn, Coalport Lane, Madeley, Ironbridge. Free event.
The Ironbridge ‘Festival of the Imagination’ includes Offa’s poets. For full details and information about events marked as Ironbridge go to: www.ironbridgefestival.co.uk
Saturday September 28 : Poetry Walk
Poetry Walk with Simon Fletcher from Madeley library to Ironbridge (a Poetry on Loan event).
Saturday September 28th, 11am-1pm.
Free event. Limit on numbers so sign up on the website.
Saturday September 28 : Poetry Slam at the Yurt
Poetry Slam at the Yurt, Dale End Park, Ironbridge, with Poets, Prattlers & Pandemonialists (Emma, Dave & Steve).
Saturday September 28th, 8-10pm.
Winner to get a paid gig at next year’s festival.
Tickets £5. For info go to: www.pandemonialists.co.uk
Saturday September 28 : Bert Flitcroft workshop
Bert Flitcroft, who judged the annual poetry competition of City Voices Creative Writers, will be running a follow-up workshop.
Saturday September 28th, 11am-12.30pm at Hanley Library, Stoke-on-Trent.
Tuesday October 1 : ‘PASTA’
‘PASTA’ open mic night MCd by Emma Purshouse, Dave Pitt and Steve Pottinger. Tuesday October 1st, 7 pm. All welcome.
In the first half people read creative writing written on a theme. This month it’s ‘Wardrobe Issues’. In the second half anything goes. Come along and share your work. 5 minute slots.
Free event. Arena Theatre, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1SE. pandemonialists.co.uk
Thursday October 3 : ‘Poetry postcards launch’
‘Poetry postcards launch’ for Poetry on Loan, 7.30-8.30 pm. Jeff Phelps and Emma Purshouse will be reading with Brenda Read-Brown and Sarah Leavesley at Hereford Central Library, Broad Street, Hereford HR4 9AU.
Free event. Doors open 7 pm.
Thursday October 3 :Jeff Phelps Poetry on Loan
Jeff Phelps will be reading at a Poetry on Loan ‘poetry postcards’ event at Hereford Library, Broad Street, Hereford HR4 9AU
Thursday October 3rd at 7.30pm.
Free event.
Sunday October 6 : ‘Read On: After Summer and Other Stories’
‘Read On: After Summer and Other Stories’ (an anthology of new writing for young people commissioned by teenagers). Emma Purshouse and other commissioned UK writers will be talking about their approach to writing to an unusual brief, and reading short excerpts from their stories.
A Birmingham Literature Festival event. Sunday October 6th, 2-3pm, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham, B4 7XR.
Tickets £3 birminghamliteraturefestival.org
