Events in January/ early February 25
14 Jan ‘City Voices’ with Bilston Writers, who’ll be sharing work from their new anthology ‘Bilston Banquet’ plus storytelling from Keith Rogers & Gracey Bee at the 'Lych Gate', 44, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TX, 7.30-9pm. Tickets £5 on the door.
18 Jan ‘Country Voices’ with songs and poetry from Billy Spakemon, Priyanka Joshi plus Wellington’s ‘Town Poet’ Nick Pearson at the 'Water Rat', Buildwas Road, Ironbridge, TF8 7BJ, 2.30-4pm. MC Simon. Tickets £5 on the door.
22 Jan ‘An Evening with Kuli Kohli’ talking to her editor, Simon Fletcher, and reading some of her best known work from ‘Patchwork’ and ‘A Wonder Woman’ plus more recent poems. Script Haven, 104 High St, Worcester WR1 2HW, 7.30-8.30pm. Tickets £5 from: wegottickets.com/event/643403
29 Jan ‘Trees in Winter’ workshop with Simon Fletcher and Kuli Kohli at Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, Walsall, WS1 3RH. This poetry workshop will include a walk in the grounds of the community centre. 11am-1pm. Tickets £5. If you’re interested in going to this workshop please contact: info@offaspress.co.uk
February
For the full programme at this year’s Wolverhampton Literature Festival go to: www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
1 Feb Kuli Kohli and Simon Fletcher will be running a poetry workshop on ‘Trees in the City’, 11am-1pm, starting and ending at the Art Gallery, Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DU, in the ‘Creation’ room. Poems created at this workshop may be considered for the ‘Seeing the Trees’ anthology Simon and Kuli are editing for Offa’s Press.
Tickets for all WLF events from: wolvesliteraturefestival.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/
2 Feb ‘Nature Crisis’ environmental poetry reading at this time of deep concern for nature with Ros Woolner, Tom Allsopp, Cherry Doyle, Kuli Kohli & Simon Fletcher at the Art Gallery, Lichfield St, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DU, 1-2pm. Tickets as above.