What's happening in October?

October 17th 2013

Emma Purshouse is the guest poet at the next in the series of quarterly Mid Wales Poetry Open Mic Evenings at the Mid Wales Arts Centre in Caersws, Powys.  The evening starts at 8pm, and a licensed bar will be available.  Admission £3.  Free parking.

What's happening in October?

October 12th 2013
5pm - 6.30pm
AS PART OF THE NANTWICH WORDS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL - POETRY AT TWILIGHT

Join us for some early evening top-notch poetry, whilst enjoying a premium Italian coffee in Caffe Nero, 22 High Street, Nantwich.

FREE entry.

Compered by award winning local poet and festival volunteer HELEN KAY

featuring

PETER BRANSON - award winning published poet, with collections in 2008 and 2012.
JOY FRANCE - known for her quirky fun style of poetry as well as her more poignant pieces.
EMMA PURSHOUSE - lively, original performance poet.
LAURA TAYLOR - gobby Northerner with a penchant for upsetting the applecart!

What's happening in October?

Birmingham Literature Festival
Postcard Poets:  Home-made, Home-grown
Library of Birmingham
Room 104c

9th October 2013

Twenty poets were commissioned to write poems on the them Home-made, home-grown.  Six have been chosen to appear on specially-designed postcards, with thousands of copies in libraries throughout the West Midlands.

This year's chosen poets, Fergus McGonical, Roz Goddard, Emma Purshouse, Spoz (Giovanni Esposito), Jane Seabourne and Brenda Read-Brown will be appearing at the launch of the Poetry on Loan postcards - and they'll all be performing their work for you.

FREE Event (but do book your ticket in advance)
Box Office 0121 245 4455
Box office info@birmingham-box.co.uk

What's happening in October?

Birmingham Literature Festival 2013
West Midlands Poets:  Joel Lane, Charles Wilkinson, Nick Pearson and Emma Purshouse. 

October 5th
5pm - 6.30pm
City of Birmingham Library
Room 101

£8/£6

An evening of contemporary poetry curated by Flarestack Poets and Offa's Press, hosted by Flarestack Poets.  These four poets represent the high quality and variety of poetry being created and published in the West Midlands by two of the region's best loved poetry publications.

Box Office 0121 245 4455
info@birmingham-box.co.uk

What's Happening October 2013?

4th October 2013
7.30pm

Funny Women (Emma Purshouse,  Win Saha and Jane Seabourne) perform poetry at  Stoke on Trent City Central Library, Hanley.

City Central Library, Bethseda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3RS
Telephone 01782 238455
Email central.library@stoke.gov.uk
Tickets £3 (refreshments included).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's Happening in April 2013

Emma performed at Much Wenlock Poetry Festival. 


Emma is performing with Jean Riley at
Cheltenham Poetry Festival on 27th April 2013
Waterstones 12.30 - 1.30

What's happening in October?

Emma will be performing at quite a few events in October...
                         

Poetry Alight at the Spark Cafe Bar, 19 Tamworth St, Lichfield WA13 6JP Tuesday 2nd October 2012, Arrive early , 7.30pm prompt start -10pm Free Entry A Lichfield Literary Festival Event   CITY VOICES WOLVERHAMPTON OCTOBER 9th 2012 CITY BAR, KING STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON 7.30 pm FREE admission   FUNNY WOMEN Emma Purshouse and Win Saha at Streetly Library, Blackwood Road, Streetly Wednesday 10th October 2012 10.30 am - 11.30 am FREE admission     Funny Women We welcome 'Funny Women', for another fun filled evening of poetry, laughter, and much more! The 'Funny Women' are, Emma Purshouse, Jane Seabourne and Win Saha. Thursday 18th October, 7pm Long Lane Library Tickets are £3 (£1.50 concessions) can be booked on 01384 812880 Long Lane Library Long Lane Halesowen B62  9JY   OFFA'S PRESS 'We're all in this together' anthology launch. Friday 19th October 2012 Wolverhampton Art Gallery 7pm “A terrific evening of poetry” – Mal Dewhirst Lichfield Poets proudly present the fourth in this quarterly series of poetry evenings, hosted by Gary Longden . It comprises visiting guest poets and an open mic section. Great pride is taken in introducing new poets to the audience, and new audiences to poets. Open mic spots, at 3mins each, may be booked in advance, a very few may be made available on the night, e-mail: Lichfield.Poets@hotmail.co.uk Please note that our advance slots are always oversubscribed, all requests may not be successful. The Cafe, as well as offering coffee, teas and light refreshments is also licensed to sell alcohol and offers a range of hot food, I can personally vouch for their Cumberland sausage sandwich! The audience is encouraged to arrive early, and the Spark is ideal to enjoy a supper with friends before proceedings. The Cafe is open all day. This month’s distinguished published guest poets include: Emma Purshouse: Emma is an immensely popular local poet based in Wolverhampton. She is published by Offa’s Press, runs her own monthly event Bilston Voices, and organises Slams , Festivals and workshops around the country. A terrific performance poet, her humour and pathos are always a delight. Deborah Tyler- Bennett: Deborah is a Leicestershire based poet whose current collection is Revudeville (King’s England, 2011) containing three sequences united by images from visual art. In 2010 her collection Pavilion appeared (Smokestack) set in Brighton and inspired by dandies. Her first collection was Clark Gable in Mansfield (King’s England, 2003). Her chapbook collection of three portraits in poems, Mytton… Dyer… Sweet Billy Gibson… is out from Nine Arches Press, (2011). Regularly performing her work, recent readings have included Castor and Pollux Modern Artwork (Brighton), Beeston International Poetry Festival (Notts), Keats Festival 2010/ 2011 (London), Poetry in the Crypt (London), Lowdham Book Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival, Callander Poetry Weekend (Scotland), and A and T Artist’s Open House Performance Sunday (Brighton Festival Fringe).She co-edits Coffee House magazine and is big in Romania. Roy Marshall: Roy is a Leicestershire based poet whose current collection is Gopagilla and is published by Crystal Clear pamphlets.His work has appeared in magazines including The Rialto, Staple, The Shop, Smiths Knoll, Under the Radar, Hearing Voices, New Walk, Obsessed with pipework, Iota , Envoi, The Interpreters House, Frogmore Papers, Magma, Ink Sweat and Tears, Prole, London Grip, The Bow Wow Shop, Agenda , Epicenter, Antiphon, Cake and The North. “…. Marshall’s minimalism and his pitch perfect cadences are reminiscent of and on a par with the work of Ian Hamilton and the early work of Hugo Williams”. David Cooke Reviews of past Poetry Alights are available here: http://pollysworda.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/the-spark-that-becomes-a-flame/ http://pollysworda.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/it-takes-just-a-spark-to-set-poetry-alight/