 The City of Wolverhampton Council has chosen Emma Purshouse as Poet Laureate who will be a champion of poetry for the city. She will lead the way in raising the profile of poetry in Wolverhampton as well as working on poetry events during the festival and throughout the year.
Emma is a freelance writer, performance poet, and comedienne and hales from the city. She performs her work nationally, is a published author (writing both for adults and children) and a poetry slam champion. She has a degree in English, and an MA in Creative writing, enjoys writing flash fiction and has won and been shortlisted for both local and national competitions. Emma is also an experienced workshop facilitator.
Emma Purshouse, Poet Laureate for Wolverhampton said, ‘I am absolutely over the moon to have been chosen to represent my home city in the honorary role of Wolverhampton Poet Laureate. I love this place, and indeed the wider Black Country region. Our landscapes, stories, history, humour and people have always featured in my work and I'm keen to continue to use poetry to promote the often-overlooked beauty that is to be found here, and to remind people about the good things that Wolverhampton has to offer.’
Image Credit: Emma Purshouse © Nicole Lovell
Wildside Activity Centre
 As part of Wolverhampton Literature Festival, in collaboration with Wildside Activity Centre, we bring you our first ever floating poetry event. Spend the day accompanied by Wolverhampton writer and performance poet Emma Purshouse whilst you take a boat trip
along the Smestow Valley canal. Take part in a Haiku writing workshop inspired by the beautiful surroundings of the valley in autumn. Listen to tales of the cut with an intimate performance of Emma’s work.
Light refreshments provided, but guests should bring a packed lunch and suitable outdoor clothing.
Wheelchair accessible boat – please email in advance to book.
£12 per person (plus booking fee). Booking required. Tickets available via Ticketmaster search ‘Floating Poetry’ - (Suitable for 14+, under 18s must be accompanied by an adult).
Bantock House Museum
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The Art of the Marionette
1 October - 31 December
One of the oldest forms of puppets is a marionette. Derived from the French word for “Little Mary”, the marionette is operated with strings from above, the earliest written records of this form of puppetry have been found in works from Ancient Greece dating from the 5th century BC. This exhibition looks at a range of marionettes, from Victorian to present day, and how they are made and operated.
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City Archives
 In the run-up to panto season, this exhibition will celebrate 125 years of the Grand Theatre. From its opening in 1894 to today, the theatre has seen many prominent actors and performers tread the boards, including a young Charlie Chaplin in 1902, but also future television stars such as June Whitfield and Leonard Rossiter.
The theatre played host to other significant events, too, such as the visit of Prime Minister David Lloyd George to launch his post-war election campaign in 1918 with his Homes fit for Heroes speech. It was also chosen as the venue for the worldwide premiere of Agatha Christie's play, Verdict.
This exhibition will showcase some of the key events in the history of the Grand.
Keith Piper: Body Politics. Works from 1982 - 2007
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
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Keith Piper returns to Wolverhampton Art Gallery with a major exhibition that brings together key works from across the first three decades of his career. Piper, a core player in the Black Art Movement and British contemporary art, first exhibited at the Gallery in 1981 in the ground-breaking exhibition Black Art an’ Done. This new solo show Keith Piper: Body Politics. Work from 1982 – 2007 demonstrates the shift in his practice from painting, print and collage towards new media.
Image Credit: Keith Piper, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (detail), 1984. Middlesbrough Collection at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art. Photograph Jason Hynes. © Keith Piper
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