Sunday November 24 : Shrewsbury Literature Festival ‘Brunch’
Shrewsbury Literature Festival ‘Brunch’, 11am-1pm, Green House Cafe, 1 Milk St, Shrewsbury, SY1 1SZ.
Offa’s Press is this year’s featured press and manager Simon Fletcher will introduce poets Nellie Cole, Kuli Kohli & Emma Purshouse.
For further info: http://www.shrewsburylitfest.co.uk
Tuesday November 26 : ‘Let’s Talk Poetry’
‘Let’s Talk Poetry’. Bert Flitcroft will be running a poetry discussion workshop as part of The Word Poetry Festival.
Tuesday November 26th, 10.30am to midday at Lichfield Cathedral, 19A The Close, Lichfield WS13 7LD.
Tickets cost £5 and must be booked in advance from www.lichfield-cathedral.org (under ‘The Word’ tab).
Tuesday November 26 : ‘Poetry by Candlelight’
‘Poetry by Candlelight’. Bert Flitcroft will be reading at an extended evensong service during The Word Poetry Festival at Lichfield Cathedral, 19A The Close, Lichfield WS13 7LD.
Free event. Check the cathedral website for times etc: www.lichfield-cathedral.org (under ‘The Word’ tab).
Wednesday November 27 : ‘Reuse Reduce Recycle’
‘Reuse Reduce Recycle’ creative writing workshop with Emma Purshouse as part of The Word Poetry Festival. A workshop designed to get you creating and writing poetry making use of newspaper stories, magazine articles and old books as a basis for inspiration.
Wednesday November 27th, 10.30am to midday at Lichfield Cathedral, 19A The Close, Lichfield WS13 7LD.
Tickets cost £5 and must be booked in advance from www.lichfield-cathedral.org (under ‘The Word’ tab).
Wednesday November 27 : Writing Workshop
Bert Flitcroft will be running a writing workshop for sixth-form pupils as part of The Word Poetry Festival in Lichfield.
Please contact him for further information: bflitcroft@btinternet.com
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
