Quiet Compere events are unique. There are no lengthy introductions to poets, no-one is designated as ‘top-of-the-bill’ – all performers considered equal in Sarah’s eyes. Each line-up boasts a varied and diverse mix of poets, ranging from established local poets, some new to the scene who are ready to stun audiences with their talent, plus a generous sprinkling of nationally well-known poets and performers.
Emma will be taking part in the online launch event for ‘The Presence and the Dream’. This new anthology includes 10 years’ winners of the Pre-Raphaelite Soc poetry prize!
About this event
In The presence and the dream, Serena Trowbridge (Chair of the Pre-Raphaelite Society) and Sarah Doyle (the Society’s Poet-in-Residence) have selected their favourite poems from ten years of the Pre-Raphaelite Society Poetry Prize and anthologised these alongside some of Sarah’s commissioned poems written over the last decade. The result is an immersive collection of rich, sensory, evocative poems inspired by a wide variety of Pre-Raphaelite art and artists. Please join us to celebrate the book’s launch and to hear readings from many of the poets published here.
Tickets are available from the eventbrite link.
Join award winning writer, performance poet and poetry competition judge Emma Purshouse for two hours of activities and discussion. Create new work as you consider the pros and cons of entering poetry competitions.
£12 (inc refreshments)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welshpool-poetry-festival-2022-tickets-296308285057
‘Country Voices’ with Jill Tromans, Paul Francis & Emma Purshouse, 2.30-4pm. A great afternoon of poetry and stories. MC Simon Fletcher. Tickets £5 on the door.
About this event
Mouthpieces is a celebration of the spoken word in its many forms inviting feature artists from across the UK to flex their wordsmith muscles to the North Birmingham community. We’re thrilled to be bringing Dreadlock Alien, Jemima Hughes, Priyanka Joshi and Emma Purshouse to perform specially commissioned Shakespeare-inspired spoken word pieces at this event. Open mic slots will be available on the night – you’re welcome to get up on stage with your own piece or something written by Shakespeare!
Please note: At Mouthpieces we don’t censor any of the performers so there may be some strong language and adult themes.
Mouthpieces is a community live arts event produced by local artists Joe Cook, Vafa Motamedi and Claire Bennett.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mouthpieces-a-shakespeare-special-tickets-276531191237
About this event
Join performance poets Emma Purshouse and Steve Pottinger for an afternoon workshop designed to increase confidence in sharing your poems/monologues/stories with an audience, including the opportunity to practise your mic technique in a supportive environment. Bring along something to write with and on, plus three or four poems or other pieces that you’d be happy to read aloud (they don’t need to have been written by you, but it would be great if they are linked somehow to Shakespeare).
This workshop, part of Shakespeare in Sutton – FOLIO’s fun festival for all, is aimed at anyone aged 16 or over. It will be fun, highly interactive and engaging! Participants will have the opportunity to perform their pieces (including if they are written by other people), if they wish to do so, at the Shakespeare in Sutton spoken word event, Mouthpieces, on Friday 29th April at 8pm at Highbury Theatre. Participants may choose to attend the festival’s morning workshop focussing on writing skills (rather than performance skills) if they wish to do so though this will require separate booking.
About this event
Join freelance writer and performance poet Emma Purshouse for a fun and friendly morning of poetry /creative-writing activities using all things Shakespeare as inspiration, as part of Shakespeare in Sutton – FOLIO’s fun festival for all. Bring something to write with and on.
This workshop is aimed at anyone aged 16 or over. It will be relaxed, interactive and engaging!
Participants may also choose to attend the festival’s afternoon workshop focussing on performance skills if they wish to do so though this will require separate booking.
Participants will have the opportunity to perform their pieces, if they wish to do so, at the Shakespeare in Sutton spoken word event, Mouthpieces, on Friday 29th April at 8pm at Highbury Theatre.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-bard-to-verse-a-spoken-word-writing-workshop-tickets-276735121197
Emma Purshouse will be performing with Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists.
Join Emma Purshouse and local historian Ian M Bott as they take you on a guided walk round Wednesbury. These walks will include appearances by poets and performers Brendan Hawthorne, Suzan Spence, Marion Cockin, Matt Windle, and Alex Vann.
19th March – walks at 11am and 1pm
26th March – walks at 11am (BSL signed) and 1pm (BSL signed)
The walks are free but there are limited places so please do book if you’d like to take part.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wednesbury-tales-a-guided-wander-around-wednesbury-tickets-272680834717
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