Saturday May 18 : ‘Country Voices’
‘Country Voices’with Carol Howarth, Ros Woolner & Jeff Phelps. An afternoon of poetry from 3 contrasting local writers.
Saturday May 18th, 2.30-4pm at The Meadow Inn, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7 BJ.
Tickets £4 on the door.
Saturday May 4 : Pant poetry workshop
Pant poetry workshop with Simon Fletcher and Nellie Cole on ‘Flowers, herbs & folklore’, 10am-4pm. This workshop will focus on writing poetry about wild plants, medicinal and otherwise. Refreshments will be provided but bring your own lunch and suitable clothing.
We shall be having our picnic in Mr Williams’s meadow. Meet at Pant Memorial Hall, Pant, near Oswestry, SY10 9QG.
Tickets £20/£15.
Saturday May 11 : Workshop on Japanese-style poetry
Workshop on Japanese-style poetry run by David Bingham with Blakenhall Writers. One of a series of workshops for the forthcoming Offa’s Press anthology of haiku, tanka and haibun written by people in the West Midlands.
Lych Gate Tavern (upstairs), 44 Queen Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TX.
Saturday May 11th, 11am-1pm. Fee £1.
Contact Cherry & Kuli: blakenhallwriters@gmail.com
Saturday May 11 : The Poetry of Worcestershire workshop
The Poetry of Worcestershire workshop with Mike Thomas at Malvern Library, Graham Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2HU.
Saturday May 11th, 11am-1pm.
Tickets £5 on the day. For more info or to reserve a place email: info@offaspress.co.uk
Monday 25 March : Verbatim Poetry
Emma Purshouse will be the guest poet at Verbatim Poetry, Riffles, 3 The High Street, Welshpool SY21 7JF.
Monday 25th March, 7.30 pm.
£3 (includes free drink & refreshment). Open mic slots available on the night. Everyone welcome.
Wednesday 27 March : Talisman Poetry and Spoken Word
Emma Purshouse and Steve Pottinger will be the headline poets at Talisman Poetry and Spoken Word, The Copper Bar, 38 Castle Street, Swansea SA1 1HZ.
Wednesday 27th March, 8 pm.
Free event.
Thursday 28 March (to be confirmed) : Leominster Library
Emma Purshouse will be reading alongside fellow Poetry on Loan postcard poets Jonny Fluffypunk and Sara-Jane Arbury at Leominster Library, 8 The Buttercross, Leominster HR6 8BN.
Thursday 28th March, 7 pm. Details to be confirmed.
Saturday 30 March : War & Women of Punjabi Cultures and Partition
War & Women of Punjabi Cultures and Partition. Kuli Kohli will be reading her poems and talking about the partition of India and its effects on Punjabi women with the Punjabi Women’s Writing Group. The Qube, Oswald Road, Oswestry SY11 1RB.
Saturday 30th March , 11–1 pm.
Free women’s-only event.
Saturday April 6 : ‘The Poetry of Worcestershire’
‘The Poetry of Worcestershire’ writing workshop with Michael W. Thomas and Simon Fletcher.
The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester, WR1 3PD.
Saturday April 6th 11am-1pm.
Tickets £5 on the day. For further information contact: info@offaspress.co.uk
