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.
Wolverhampton Original Literature Festival 3
Friday 1st February
‘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.
Wolverhampton Original Literature Festival 3
Saturday 2nd February
‘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).
