‘Poetry Afternoon’

With Marion Cockin and Bert Flitcroft. Come along and enjoy poems that will delight and challenge in turns, with an interval for tea and cake! 2.30-4.00pm, the Art Gallery. Tickets £5 (do not include refreshments).

Punjabi Women’s Group

Share poems and stories about family life and history featuring Kuli Kohli, 4.30-5.30, the Art Gallery. Tickets £3.

‘Pamphleteers’

Nellie Cole, John Woodall and Ros Woolner share their fresh, funny & moving pamphlet poetry from Offa’s Press. Light House, 7-8pm, Tickets £5.

‘Paperverse’ with Jeff Phelps and Marion Cockin

An entertaining (2.5 hour) craft/ poetry workshop for people who want to have fun with paper and words. Bantock House, Tractor Shed, 10-12.30. Maximum numbers 10. Tickets £10 /£8 (concs).

‘Recommended Reading’

With Emma Purshouse, Simon Fletcher, Dave Reeves & Jane Seabourne. Offa’s publications The Poetry of Staffordshire, Our Beautiful Scars and The Poetry of the Black Country are recommended reading in West Midlands’ libraries. Join us for a wonderful morning of poetry from the region. Light House, 11.00-12.30. Tickets £5.

‘Going Japanese’

Workshop with David Bingham and Simon Fletcher. Explore the various and exciting forms of Japanese poetry. Try your hand at a haiku, haibun or tanka. Workshop may involve a visit to the house to explore the ‘Japanning’ connection (tbc). No previous experience required. Bantock House, 1.30-4pm. Maximum numbers 15. Tickets £10 / £8 (concs).

‘Black Country Women’

With Marion Cockin, Jane Seabourne & Emma Purshouse who present work about women’s lives in the Black Country featuring poems from Nailmakers’ Daughters, Our Beautiful Scars & Close. Light House, 2.30-4pm. Tickets £5.

‘The Austerity Papers’

With Blakenhall Writers, including Kuli Kohli & Ros Woolner, at the Writers’ Hub, Lych Gate Tavern, 3-4pm (free)

Bilston Writers

Including Marion Cockin & Ros Woolner, at the Writers’ Hub, Lych Gate Tavern, 4-5pm (free)

Writing workshop led by Kerry Hadley-Pryce with Blakenhall Writers at the Lych Gate Tavern (upstairs function room), 44 Queen Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1TX, 11am–1pm. Everyone welcome.

Cost: £1. To book a place, contact Cherry and Kuli: blakenhallwriters@gmail.com

‘City Voices’ with Bethany Rivers, Stephen Clarke, Gulnaz Kauser, Jeff Phelps & Brenda Read-Brown, 7.30–9pm, at The Light House, Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT.

Tickets £3 on the door.

Join us for a star-studded line-up at the Light House.

‘Country Voices’ with Mark Reece, Kuli Kohli & Brendan Hawthorne at the Meadow Inn, Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, TF8 7BJ, 2.30–4pm.

Tickets £4 on the door.

Join us for an entertaining afternoon by the river.

The next meeting of the Green Wood Haiku will be at the Green Wood Hall, Green Wood Centre, Station Rd, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DR. 1–4pm.

Cost: contribution to hall hire (usually approx. £3).

If you are interested in joining a group which writes and meets to discuss Japanese style poetry (haiku, tanka and haibun) on a regular basis, please contact David: david.hodgebower@tiscali.co.uk

Jeff Phelps will be reading from an anthology in appreciation of Seamus Heaney during the Poetry Open Mic event, 7–9.30pm, at Bank House, High Street, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5BQ.

Tickets £3. Contact Deb: emergencypoet@gmail.com

Emma Purshouse will be performing at this event (part of the Leicester Comedy Festival) at Knit and Garter, 14 Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1  5AW. Tickets £5.

Contact the box office on 0116 456 6812.