Join Joelle Taylor and Ben Davis as they speak about their journey through poetry.
Joelle, an award-winning poet playwright, author and editor will be sharing her stories of travelling the world with her poetry and giving us an insight into her debut book of short stories The Night Alphabet. Ben will be joining Joelle in this discussion and sharing how poetry can be adapted for all ages with a few gags along the way.
Joelle Taylor is an award-winning poet, playwright, author and editor who has recently completed touring Europe, Australia, Brazil and South East Asia with her latest collection Songs My Enemy Taught Me. She is widely anthologised, the author of 3 full poetry collections and three plays and is currently completing her debut book of short stories The Night Alphabet. She has featured on radio and television and founded SLAMbassadors in 2001 – the UK’s national youth slam championships remaining its Artistic Director until 2018. Her work is taught as part of the English GCSE syllabus, and she has received a Change Maker Award and a Fellowship of the RSA, as well as being longlisted for the Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowships. She is the host and co-curator of Out-Spoken, the UK’s Centre’s premier poetry and music club, currently resident at the Southbank Centre Purcell Room.
Ben Davis is an award-winning author of children’s books. His fast-paced, gag-filled poems are very much for adults, though.
Price: £10 (+ booking fee)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headline-poet-joelle-taylor-ben-davis-tickets-133700715439?aff=
Haiflu Ever After – Haiflu Ever After
And nothing makes sense
but in telling our stories
we learn who we are.
Part poetry show, part inspirational talk, spoken-word artist and inventor of the Haiflu, Liv Torc, will take you on an entertaining journey through the pandemic poetry project that engaged thousands of people across the world. During the hour-long show Liv will also perform some of her own highly-acclaimed poetry and invite members of the audience to offer up their own haiflu to be read aloud.
Project Haiflu started in Match 2020 when Liv asked her friends on Facebook to share how they were feeling about the lockdown. What resulted was 12 weekly poetry films, combining original photography and music and a special event for libraries – all of which makes up an incredible social history archive of an extraordinary time. Haiflu even ended up featured on BBC R4’s Today Programme.
Matt Black thinks he might be a dog, and that dogs have all the answers. Joyful and powerful entertainment with cheap props, surprising dog facts, excellent poems, and Snoopy’s answer to world peace. Poetry, comedy and science collide! “Barking brilliant” Lola the Dog
We are asking for a £1 nominal fee to secure your virtual seat in the Zoom.
Please note a virtual hat will be provided prior to and after the performance. Any proceeds made through the virtual hat will be given directly to the performer.
Book you space here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fringe-room-matt-black-the-snoopy-questions-tickets-133157859743?aff=
In the summer of 2020, the Black Country’s regular poetry events were all on hold because of Covid-19. Poets Prattlers and Pandemonialists organised a series of five online events, made possible with the support of Creative Black Country, asking for poems which celebrated the different areas of our region. They received hundreds of submissions. This event will feature a short talk about the project, and sets from each of the poets whose pieces won the £25 prize for Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley, and Stourbridge.
Price: £1 (+ booking fee)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stay-up-your-own-end-tickets-133132497885?aff=
Panellists talk about their role in the creation of the Black Country edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Tongue and Talk – The Dialect Poets’. Join City of Wolverhampton Poet Laureate, Emma Purshouse, as she natters to actress, writer and series producer Catherine Harvey, poet and playwright Brendan Hawthorne (Poet Laureate for Wednesbury), singer songwriter and poet Heather Wastie, along with dialect expert Esther Asprey. Expect discussion about the Black Country vernacular, with some dialect poetry and song thrown into the mix.
Price: £7 (+ booking fee)
Get tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bbc-panel-talk-black-country-tongue-and-talk-tickets-133126160931?aff=
Join Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists in the digital world of Zoom as 15 competitors go head to head in a live poetry competition. Poets will be competing for the prize of a paid slot at The Wolverhampton Literature Festival in 2022. Expect poetry at its finest, a little bit of chaos, shots of people’s living rooms, bookcases and a showcase of Dave Pitt’s excellent excel skills. Let battle commence!
Price: £7 (+ booking fee)
Get your tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-slam-tickets-133118050673?aff=
Join performance poets Steve Pottinger and Emma Purshouse for the third in their series of winter workshops. It is claimed that the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year! Come along for an online antidote. Spring is just around the corner. Show your love for the natural world by creating some praise poetry. Have a go at a ghazal. A fun and friendly session with experienced workshop facilitators. Want to join in? Book your place via the ticket link.
This session is part of Boundary Way Project’s Winter Wonder season – a series of events and activities to encourage connection, warmth and creativity during the cold season. The project is supported by funding from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage.
Workshop participants will be offered the opportunity to join in and read the work they create at Wolverhampton Literature Festival as part of an Open Mic session for Boundary Way Writers on the 14th of February at 10.30am.
Tickets are £2.50 and available here:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4848182
– 14th December 10.30 – 12pm. Winter Poetry Workshop with poets Emma Purshouse & Steve Pottinger.
Join performance poets Steve Pottinger and Emma Purshouse for a second morning of December creativity. Have a go at creating verse suitable for turning into shape, visual or concrete poetry with a wintery feel. A fun and friendly session with experienced workshop facilitators. A fun and friendly session with experienced workshop facilitators. Want to join in? £2.50. Booking link…
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4836005?date=2288974
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