13th September 2013
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that the Emma Press has been awarded funding from Arts Council England as part of the Lottery-funded Grants for the arts programme, to stage a series of erotic poetry evenings across the UK. The tour will accompany the publication of The Emma Press Anthology of Mildly Erotic Verse.
Each event will feature 2-4 poets each performing a set of their mildly- to highly-erotic poems and discussing their interpretations of eroticism. Check below to see if any are taking place near you, and sign up to our newsletter to keep up with the latest tour news.
We will also be running free poetry workshops before some of our events: read more here.
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PAST EVENTS
Saturday 28th September
Penny Fielding Interiors & Gallery, Walthamstow, 7pm, £3 — Julie Mullen, Rachel Piercey, Stephen Sexton & Ruth Wiggins
Wednesday 2nd October
Gallery Café, Bethnal Green, 7pm, £3 — Kirsten Irving, Anja Konig, Jon Stone & Jerrold Yam
Friday 18th October
Redroaster Coffee House, Brighton, 8.00pm, £3 — Julia Bird, Hugh Dunkerley, Julie Mullen & Rachel Piercey
Saturday 19th October
Bookfinders Bookshop & Cafe, Belfast, 7.30pm, free entry — Amy Key, Jacqueline Saphra, Rachel Piercey & Stephen Sexton
Wednesday 23rd October
Picturehouse Cinema, Stratford-upon-Avon, 7pm, free entry — Richard O’Brien, Rachel Piercey & Ruth Wiggins
Thursday 31st October
Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden, 7.30pm, £5 — Richard O’Brien, Sara-Mae Tuson, Amy Key & Julia Bird,
Saturday 2nd November
The Birdcage, Norwich, 6pm, £3 — Sara-Mae Tuson, Rachel Piercey, Amy Key & Jacqueline Saphra
Sunday 3rd November
Global Cafe, Reading, 8pm, free entry — Emma Reay & Sara-Mae Tuson
Friday 8th November
Oxford Hub, Oxford, 7pm, £3 — Richard O’Brien, Rachel Piercey, Hugh Dunkerley & Jacqueline Saphra
Saturday 16th November
Keen Bean, Oxford, 6.30pm, free entry — Emma Reay & Jon Stone, Rachel Piercey & Kirsten Irving
