Saints, Sinners & Fools – Pigeon Park Press

Last Wednesday night I skipped my usual performance/ Spoken Word night at 42 for a one off event in Birmingham – I say one off – Pigeon Park Press organise about 4 of these evenings a year. Open Mic to share stories, poetry, music and even an extract from a play.

 The event took place downstairs at 6/8 Kafe, I took a few shots (which I still need to upload) so I am using other people’s photos – with credit to give you a flavour of the event.

What was nice about this event was that there were some new to me writers to sit and listen too.

I missed the Winter Stories event so I was flattered when Heidi Goody invited me to this event.

 I had a great night and some fabulous feedback!

Thanks everyone.

Much lettered at Much Wenlock’s Poetry Festival

Another great review of Wenlock Poetry Festival with related links. I have used Trish’s wonderful photos of the event.

Tish Farrell

These letters are knitted (I think I was responsible for the red ‘E’) and here they are adorning the cherry tree on the Church Green. This is the Wenlock Poetry Festival’s ‘Poetree’ (artistic licence rendered photo-wise) and, during this now annual April event,  everyone may compose, or write verses from their favourite poem on a luggage tag and hang it on the tree for others to read.

This year the tree has joined in the general creativity by bursting into bloom. In previous years it has been quite bare.

The festival embraces the entire town, using venues at Wenlock Pottery, Methodist Church, the George and Dragon Pub, Tea on the Square Cafe, and The Edge Arts Centre. Besides the three-day programme of readings, talks and workshops with top British poets, there are verses to be found all over the place. Nearly all the shop windows host one, and they include works…

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