What's happening in October?
Saturday 4th October 2015
Whitchurch Blackberry Fair - Emma will be performing poetry in Percy's Coffee & Curios, and MCing an open mic. Come along and have a listen or read some of your work. 11.00am - 1.00pm and 2.30pm - 4.30pm.
Percy's Coffee & Curios
(formerly the Star Hotel)
Watergate Street
Whitchurch
SY13 1DW
The Works’ Canteen - Tuesday 6th October 2015
The Nailmakers’ Daughters
To celebrate the launch of their book The Nailmakers’
Daughters The Works’ Canteen is delighted to be welcoming three excellent Black
Country born poets - Emma Purshouse, Iris Rhodes and Marion Cockin - to this
first night of a new season of The Works’ Canteen.
Emma Purshouse, herself a descendant of a nailmaker, was
shortlisted for the Mslexia unpublished novel prize, and is an excellent performance
poet and comedienne; Iris Rhodes was born in Bradley, Bilston, has worked in
Africa and has now returned to her roots to write; and Marion Cockin, born in
Wednesbury, is widely published in magazines and anthologies.
Soldiers returning from war, the Queens Ballroom
Wolverhampton; the sound of an enamel painter getting it wrong; the Rocket
Pools Bradley; travels in Africa; the Wednesbury Mangle Theory; the ‘Tat’ that
we collect to prove we exist – all the subjects in the book have one thing in common:
they are life looked at by women born in the Black Country with all the whim,
wit and humour that comes with that. It’s a mix of styles and subjects that is
guaranteed to entertain and amuse.
There’ll also be some great new material from our regular contributors,
refreshed from their summer breaks, and plenty of opportunity to book an open
mic spot on the night if you are interested in taking part. Alternatively you
can join us and listen to some excellent spoken word entertainment and music in
the relaxed and friendly atmosphere of the museum’s Rolfe Street Café.
The Works’ Canteen is a monthly performance of spoken word,
music, poetry, storytelling and more, hosted by the Black Country Living
Museum’s poet-in-residence Dave Reeves on the first Tuesday of every month.
7:30 pm start (doors open 7:00pm). £3.00 admission
Guests for the Tuesday November 3rd event include Simon
Fletcher and Greg Freeman
Wednesday 7th October, 6.30pm
Garrick Theatre
FREE
Part of ‘Literally Live’
A fascinating celebration of all things Staffordshire!
This new collection of poetry from Offa’s Press, edited by Simon Fletcher and Emma Purshouse, will feature some of the most relevant work by poets with strong ties to the county including Roger Elkin, Jean Sprackland and Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Themes include the history and geography of
the county as well as historical characters, the Potteries, industry, sport, rural life and the environment. From oat cakes to Burton ale, Cannock Chase to the Roches and Wedgwood to Sir Stanley Matthews, this book of poetry will delight anyone who loves Staffordshire.
8th October 2015
Emma Purshouse at Speakeasy, Worcester.
Offa’s Press Poetry Day
Pant near Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 9QG
Saturday 10 October,
2015
A wonderful
day of poetry writing on ‘family’,
performance
and conviviality with Jeff Phelps &
Simon
Fletcher. Guest poet Emma Purshouse.
Outline
11am-1pm Poetry
workshop (theme – ‘family’) - Memorial
Hall, Pant
1-3 Walk and
picnic & writing activities – Pant/
Llanymynech area
3-5 Workshop,
sharing written work, rehearsal - Memorial
Hall, Pant
~
6.30-8 Meal
at Lime Kiln bistro, Porth-y-Waen,
Oswestry,
SY10 8LX
8-9 Workshop people
poetry readings (4-5 minutes each)
9-10 Offas’ Poets:
Jeff Phelps, Simon Fletcher & Emma Purshouse
Fees for
whole day: £30/ £22.50. Fees for workshops
only: £20/£15.
Contact Simon
for booking/ further information on 01691 831463.
13th October 2015 - The Wolverhampton Launch of the Poetry of Staffordshire (edited by Emma Purshouse and Simon Fletcher). City Voices, Lych Gate Tavern, Wolverhampton. 7.30pm
15th October 2015 - The Lichfield Launch of the Poetry of Staffordshire (edited by Emma Purshouse and Simon Fletcher).
e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g: The History of the Universe in 45 Minutes
October 17 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am
SOLD OUT
£8 / £6 (WWM Friends: £7.20 / £5.40), BLF Pass: Free
“A gloriously immersive multi-sensory experience exploring time and space poetically and intellectually, with stunning visuals and a soundscape truly made from the music of the spheres. A delightful fusion of the arts and cosmology. I came out mind-expanded by our e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g universe..” Kaite O’Reilly (playwright & 2010 Ted Hughes Award winner)
Join astrophysicist Professor Trevor Ponman, musician Giancarlo Facchinetti, and poets Nadia Kingsley and Emma Purshouse, in their mobile planetarium dome, with 360 degree visuals.
You will be fully immersed in the sounds sampled from the Universe, images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, and a combination of both serious and comic poetry, and ‘lectures’. Prepare to feel both insignificant and unique, relaxed and stimulated.
Please note: You will be lying on the floor wearing headphones. Please ask for a chair if you’d prefer. Latecomers cannot be admitted. Performances last 45 minutes.
This is the first performance of the day, there will be a further two performances at 12pm and 1.30pm.
How to Book:
Please contact The Box to book tickets on 0121 245 4455 or you can book online
21st October 2015 - The Stoke on Trent Launch of the Poetry of Staffordshire (edited by Emma Purshouse and Simon Fletcher). City Central Library, Hanley. 7.00pm
27th October 2015 - Poetry of Staffordshire launch at Country Voices. The Greenwood Centre, Ironbridge, Shropshire. 7.30pm.
