Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists present there irregular event ‘Home and Away’ – the internationals.
Featuring Mark Lyndon, Dominic Williams, Lottie Williams as the Wales away team
Dave Pitt, Steve Pottinger, and Emma Purshouse as The Black Country the home team.
5 minute feature slots from West Midlands poets.
This will be a pay as you feel event.
15 poets go head to head in a live online poetry competition. Join your hosts, Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists for a night of fun filled, fast moving poetry. Who wins? The audience decides. Tickets for this event are free. To book yours click on the link…
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-slam-ironbridge-festival-online-2021-tickets-169444800961
Please be aware that this event is suitable for over 18s only. There may be adult language or poetry of an explicit nature.
Poets, Prattlers & Pandemonialists’ are joined by Hannah Brockley, winner of the Ironbridge Festival of the Imagination Slam, 2020, for a great evening of poetry
The event will take place outside in the courtyard of the Maws Craft Centre. Do dress appropriately for the weather 🙂 Date & Time: 19:30 – 21:00 on Fri 17 Sep 2021
Tickets: £7.00
Go here to book: https://ironbridgefestival.co.uk/events/?range=1631836800&category=
Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists present there irregular event ‘Home and Away’ – the internationals.
Featuring Kevin McLean, Katie Ailes, Bex Sherwood as the Scottish away team
Dave Pitt, Steve Pottinger, and Emma Purshouse as The Black Country the home team.
5 minute feature slots from Lorraine Boyce, Sheryl McMahon, and Daniel Kay.
This will be a pay as you feel event.
Join poets Heather Wastie and Emma Purshouse for an informal, online, afternoon celebration of Black Country Day. 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
Bring a Black Country poem of your own to read, or one by someone else, or simply come and listen. There will be poems and a song or two. Zoom event. DM Heather or Emma for a link, or email emmaasif@hotmail.com
Done and dusted in time for tae!
Get a Word in Online
Thursday 8th July 2021, 8-10 PM
Tickets are £5 and available here www.getawordinedgeways.co.uk/book/tickets.php
Emma Purshouse, Dan Keding, Rien Van Meensel, and a further artist to be anounced, plus Cath’s Cupboard of Customs.
Emma Purshouse
Emma Purshouse is currently the Poet Laureate for the City of Wolverhampton. She is an award winning writer who writes for both children and adults. Her most recent poetry collection is ‘Close’ (Offa’s Press). Her first novel ‘Dogged’ (Iginite Books) was published early in 2021. Emma has performed her work at spoken word nights and festivals across the UK.
Dan Keding
Internationally acclaimed American storyteller, member of America’s storytelling ‘Circle of Excellence’. Dan has published a host of award-winning folk tales collections and tells a mixture of personal stories and traditional stories from around the world, including traditional stories that his grandmother brought to this country from Croatia. A well-respected ballad singer, he accompanies himself on guitar, banjo and spoons.
Rien Van Meensel
Rien Van Meensel is a multi-lingual storyteller, who has told throughout Europe. She has been working with Get A Word In Edgeways on our schools programme, teaching children French through story and inspiring hundreds of Shropshire children with the fun of playing with words, culture and language.
Cath’s Cupboard of Customs
Each month Cath’s Cupboard of Customs will highlight some traditions, lore and customs that are in keeping with the time of year.
Join us for our spoken word open mic night. Sign up and take part or sit back and enjoy a feast of words!
This month our guest is Wolverhampton poet laureate and novelist Emma Purshouse.
Emma’s poetry is fantastic, as is her first novel Dogged. The storyline, characters, dialogue and comedy make this debut novel a must-read! Come and hear Emma’s poems, and maybe an extract from Dogged! Emma’s website is: www.emmapurshouse.co.uk.
Please email annthepoet@gmail.com to book your open mic spot of up to 4 mins including introductions. Please include your poems/stories typed in a Word document so this can be screen shared during your performance.
Tickets – Please donate to the Verbalise Paypal pool: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8vLuxNel8p
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84691970193?pwd=VmV4ZzNSVHhqbFVpcWNCRE1TOU93QT09
Meeting ID: 846 9197 0193
Passcode: 990771
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