It’s a minute to midnight on the Doomsday Clock and the spirits of Wednesbury have been called together at The Black Church to state their case for salvation before God. Who should be saved from the Fiery Holes and the Furnaces? Ethelfleida the warrior Queen? John Wesley’s ‘Oss Block? The Tubeworker? The Green Man or the Fighting Cock?
Join us for an evening of song and spoken word at St Bartholemew’s Church on Friday 16th June. Featuring performances from a range of Black Country talent including Brendan Hawthorne, Priyanka Joshi, Alex Vann, Heather Wastie, Steve Pottinger, Billy Spakemon, Emma Purshouse, Trudy King, Reaya Seeley, Suzan Spence and David Calcutt. With support from ‘Suzie’s Community Choir – Wednesbury.
An unforgettable evening in a stunning setting awaits. Bring your own cushion because the pews are rock hard!
There will be collection plates for donations to the church, on exit.
Doors 7pm. Show time 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Suitable for ages 12+
BSL interpreted.
Refreshments will be available to buy.
Curated by Emma Purshouse
Devised and directed by David Calcutt and Emma Purshouse.
This event is part of Wednesbury Day that is being delivered through the We Are Wednesbury Cultural Programme funded by Sandwell Council and Historic England. It is part of the High Streets Heritage Action Zone initiative to re-establish the historic character of the area and create a vibrant and welcoming space. Since 2021, Multistory, has been working with local residents, communities and groups, who are members of the We Are Wednesbury working group, and local creatives to deliver the programme of activities.
Download the full festival programme here.
www.multistory.org.uk
FREE to come along but tickets must be booked in advance as spaces are limited.
Emma Purshouse and Dave Pitt will be curating and hosting a whole day of community spoken word and music in Walsall Aboretum. Already confirmed are SPARK Young Writers, David Calcutt, Paul McDonald, Voices from The Fountain, Walsall Writers, Gracey Bee, Aayushi Jain, and Al Barz. The day will culminate in a rip roaring performance from punk ukulele band, Not Quite Dead Yet.
Laundry and Sandwell Museums and Arts Service present
‘Celebrate & Create’
A series of creative activities at Haden Hill House
Come along and enjoy an afternoon of poetry writing activities. This workshop is for adults. Free event.
Bring poems, bring friends, or just bring yourself along for a listen!
https://ko-fi.com/fireanddustpoetry
An opportunity to meet and work with Emma Purshouse, Wolverhampton’s Poet Laureate 2020 – 2022. Emma will be helping families to contribute their ideas for a poem being created to mark the centenary of the Kingswood Trust. The poem will then go into a time capsule to be buried in July 2023 with an instruction to dig it up in 50 years time!
Red Imp branches out into the realms of rhyme with the UK’s most rock n roll poet MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG.
A brilliantly talented, original poet, playwright and broadcaster. Murray is the current poet in residence with BBC Radio 6 music and regularly appears on BBC 5 Live and BBC Radio 4.
His celebrated live performances of poems such as ‘The Life & Death of Art’, ‘Simply Everyone’s Taking Cocaine’ and ‘Casual Sex’ have already entered into contemporary consciousness and established him as a cult figure. His razer-sharp verse is snappy, witty and richly satirical, but also at times romantic, serious and heartfelt.
He’s joined by Wolverhampton’s first poet laureate EMMA PURSHOUSE who is a multi award winning poet and published writer, not to mention slam champion.
And STEVE POTTINGER who is also a celebrated poet, author and viral Nero nemesis check out https://stevepottinger.co.uk/coffee/
Tickets £15 (plus booking fee of £1.50)
The Word Association CIC‘s monthly performance event, Speak Your Mind is back featuring Emma Purshouse with support from Ade Couper and hosted by Jemima Hughes.
Arrive at 6.30 to sign up for the open mic. Performance starts at 7.00pm.
This is a pay what you feel event, but the suggested donation of £5 (or £3 for students or unwaged) will help us to bring more top quality performance poets to Redditch! (Please note we have a couple of subsidised places available, so don’t let funds be a barrier). Each month we bring a professional poet to Speak Your Mind, with support from one of our cohort!
Encouraging writing outside the margins
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speak-your-mind-with-emma-purshouse-ade-couper-and-open-mic-tickets-586042146837
(parking available on site)
#WEMCONF23
The Writers’ Conference returns in April 2023, bringing writers from all over the East Midlands region, and beyond, together with the industry, for a day of inspiration and networking. Get your creative juices flowing, discover new pathways and make connections.
Hosted at the University of Derby, this will be a day of workshops, panel discussions and talks – including from keynote speakers (to be announced).
Authors, poets, publishers and agents will feature on our full programme, which will be released soon.
Get your early bird tickets for the conference now, for just £60 (£55 for concessions) and with your full ticket comes the chance to apply for a coveted one-to-one with a leading literary agent.
Emma Purshouse will be appearing alongside Yomi Soda and Sophie Sparham as part of a panel discussion ‘Poets and their Roles’ at 3.05pm. The discussion will be chaired by Owen Craven-Griffiths.
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