Wednesday 6 March : Poets, Prattlers & Pandemonialist – Manchester
Emma Purshouse will be appearing with Poets, Prattlers & Pandemonialists as they perform the show they took to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017. What happens when three poets who enjoy having a pint together decide to put on a show? An evening of poetry like you’ve never seen before.
Ages 18+. May contain language.
Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LW.
Wednesday 6th March, 7.30 pm.
Thursday 7 March : Poets, Prattlers & Pandemonialists – Shrewsbury
Emma Purshouse will be appearing with Poets, Prattlers & Pandemonialists (see above) at St Nicholas Café Bar, 24 Castle Street, Shrewsbury SY1 2BQ.
Thursday 7th March, 7.30 pm.
Suggested donation £5.
Friday 8 March : The Visible & the Invisible – disability and creativity (London)
Kuli Kohli will be reading in a panel event for three Stairs and Whispers writers, talking about the book but also their individual work as writers. Greenwich University, London. 10am–1pm. Students and others welcome.
Monday 11 March : Bradford Beehive Poets
Emma Purshouse and Steve Pottinger will be guest readers at Bradford Beehive Poets, 171 Westgate, Bradford BD1 3AA.
Monday 11th March, 8 pm for 8.30 pm start.
Tuesday 12 March : ‘City Voices’
‘City Voices’ with Paul Harvey, Ruth Parker, Brian Dakin, Marion Cockin & Steve Pottinger.
Tuesday 12th March, 7.30–9pm, at The Light House, Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT.
Tickets £ 3 on the door.
Saturday 16 March : ‘Country Voices’
‘Country Voices’ with Stephen Clarke, Nellie Cole & David Bingham at the Meadow Inn, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, TF8 7BJ.
Saturday 16th March, 2.30–4pm.
Tickets £4 on the door. Join us for an entertaining afternoon by the river.
Saturday 16 March : Linda Nevill’s Meet the Artist
Jane Seabourne and Emma Purshouse will be reading poems at Linda Nevill’s Meet the Artist event, RBSA Gallery, 4 Brook Street, Birmingham B3 1SA.
Free event.
The etchings in this exhibition are inspired by Jane’s and Emma’s poems.
Drop-in, meet-the-artist sessions 11–1 and 2–4 pm.
Poetry reading 2–2.30pm.
The exhibition is on now and runs until 30 March.
Thursday 21 March : Workers’ Educational Association/World Poetry Day
Workers’ Educational Association/World Poetry Day: Ros Woolner and Kuli Kohli will be taking part in a free event of poetry workshops and readings at the Arena Theatre, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SE.
Thursday 21st March, 10.30–2.30.
Includes a free lunch. Numbers will be limited so if you’re interested in joining in please contact: info@offaspress.co.uk.
Saturday 23 March : Workshop on ‘Japanese Forms’ (haiku, tanka & haibun)
Simon Fletcher will be running a workshop on ‘Japanese Forms’ (haiku, tanka & haibun) with David Bingham in the JRR Tolkien Room, City Central Library, Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3RS.
Saturday 23rd March, 10.30 am –1 pm. Tickets £7/£5 available on the door or to reserve email: info@offaspress.co.uk.
West Midland poets and writers are welcome to come along to find out more and have a go at writing these intriguing forms of poetry. Offa’s Press is publishing a collection of ‘Japanese poetry forms’ in October 2019.
