From Bard to Verse  - a  spoken word writing workshop

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An interactive workshop to help you create your own Shakespeare-inspired spoken word piece,  led by spoken word artist Emma Purshouse

Sutton Coldfield Library

Shakespeare In Sutton

Shakespeare in Sutton is FOLIO Sutton Coldfield's fun festival for all, built around the Bard's birthday, April 23, but with all sorts of activities taking place across Sutton Coldfield throughout April. Full details: https://shakespeareinsutton.org.uk/

Join freelance writer and performance poet <a href="https://emmapurshouse.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Emma Purshouse</a> for a fun and friendly morning of poetry /creative-writing activities using all things Shakespeare as inspiration, as part of <a href="http://www.shakespeareinsutton.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shakespeare in Sutton - FOLIO's fun festival for all</a>.  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 <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/276728591667">afternoon workshop focussing on performance skills </a>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<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/276531191237"> Shakespeare in Sutton spoken word event, Mouthpieces, on Friday 29th April at 8pm at Highbury Theatre</a>. Emma Purshouse was born in Wolverhampton, and was the first poet laureate for the city. She is a freelance writer, performer and highly experienced workshop facilitator.Emma is a poetry slam champion and performs regularly at spoken word nights and festivals far and wide, often using her native Black Country dialect in her work. Her appearances include, The Cheltenham Literature Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival, Much Wenlock Poetry Festival, Solfest, Latitude, Shambala and WOMAD. She has supported John Hegley, Holly McNish and Carol Ann Duffy.Emma has undertaken poetry residencies for Wolverhampton Libraries, The New Vic Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent and The International Festival of Glass in Stourbridge.She writes for both children and adults. In 2016, Emma’s first collection of children’s poetry was produced by Fair Acre Press. This dyslexia-friendly book is aimed at 6 to 11 year-olds and won the poetry section of the Rubery Book Award in 2016. Her most recent publication is ‘Close’ (Offa’s Press, 2018) which was also shortlisted for the Rubery Book Award in 2019. In 2017 Emma won the ‘Making Waves’ international spoken word competition which was judged by Luke Wright. Her first novel was short-listed for the Mslexia unpublished novel prize. She is one of the writers chosen for the ‘Common People’ anthology in 2019.Her debut novel Dogged came out with Ignite Books in 2021.<a href="https://emmapurshouse.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://emmapurshouse.co.uk/</a>Photo by picjumbo.com from PexelsFOLIO is a grateful recipient of grants from the Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council, Active Arts - Sutton Arts Forum, Magic Little Grants and Making a Difference Locally (NISA), all of which (along with a great deal of community support-in-kind) has made the <a href="https://shakespeareinsutton.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shakespeare in Sutton </a>festival possible.

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