Sunday 14 February : ‘Valentine’s Verses’ workshop
Join Emma Purshouse and Steve Pottinger for a creative writing workshop designed to get you writing love poetry – whilst avoiding cliche! Have a go at creating a sonnet and a piece of concrete poetry for someone special. A fun, friendly workshop. Beginners welcome.
Zoom, 1.30pm – 3.30pm.
Tickets: £10(+ booking fee), max. 30 people.
BOOK HERE
Sunday 14 February : ‘Writers’ Hub’
Marion Cockin and Ros Woolner will be reading with other members of Bilston Writers during the Wolverhampton Literature Festival at the Writers’ Hub, 4pm – 4.50pm.
Free event, but booking required.
BOOK HERE
Sunday 14 February : ‘Emma Purshouse in Conversation’
Join the Poet Laureate for the City of Wolverhampton, as she launches her debut novel, ‘Dogged’. Emma will read extracts from her work and talk to Steve Pottinger from Ignite books about its creation.
Zoom, 6pm – 7pm. Tickets: £3 (+ booking fee).
BOOK HERE
Tuesday 12 January : ‘Virtual Voices’
‘Virtual Voices’, 7.30-9pm, with Martin White, Jood Gough, Paul Francis, Emma Purshouse & music from Alex Vann. As ever your host will be Simon Fletcher.
On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82546585059?pwd=WHdMZklQYW5id05OeWpMbUN4S3l2QT09
Saturday 16 January : Kuli Kohli appearing on ‘You Talk It. We Live It’
Kuli Kohli will be appearing on an American podcast called ‘You Talk It. We Live It’at 7pm GMT. The interview will be available on YouTube afterwards.
Saturday 30 January : ‘Transatlantic Voices’
A poetry reading by two ‘Transatlantic’ friends: Michael W. Thomas will be reading from Under Smoky Light (Offa’s Press) and Barry George, in Philadelphia, from Sirens and Rain (Accents Publishing), 8pm to 9pm, GMT.
Access here – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86160866549?pwd=Yzh3WExnam56OTUrQ043MTlBeTVGZz09
‘In the Sticks’ update
There is a new virtual workshop about ‘woodlands and forestry’ in the Wyre Forest on the ‘In the Sticks’ website. Have a go and see what you can come up with or just enter the quiz for which there is a prize!
