Saturday, January 20, 2007

Jane Holland & Emma Purshouse in Leamington Spa: TOMORROW!

PUREandGOODandRIGHT

PUREandGOODandRIGHT is an Open Mic poetry event taking place in Leamington Spa. Their next event is on SUNDAY 21st JANUARY (starting at 7.30pm prompt) at the FOX, Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa CV32 4RZ.

"As special guests, two of the most audacious, vivacious and salacious ladies in poetry: Jane Holland and Emma Purshouse!"



Jane Holland is a poet and novelist living in Warwickshire. Her second poetry collection BOUDICCA & CO. was recently published by Salt.

She also runs POETS ON FIRE, a daily poetry blog that was featured in the Guardian's 'Best of the Literary Blogosphere': www.poetsonfire.blogspot.com (the site you're reading, by the way). For more about Jane see www.janeholland.co.uk and you can buy her latest book BOUDICCA & CO at: Salt.

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Emma Purshouse is a lively, original performance poet and stand up comedienne. She is the 4th Annual Solihull Slam Winner, and one of her poems was published on a tram!



She won first prize at the Wolverhampton City Arts Festival Poetry Competition in 2002, and came second in the 2006 Cheltenham Festival “All-Comers” slam. She has an MA in Creative Writing and is a founder member of the artists and writers collective imagetextimage (www.imagetextimage.com).

Plus Open Mic - AN UNMISSABLE NIGHT !

Admission £3 (£2 Student/OAP)

If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, email pure@kellywit.com

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