Culture comes to new city development
Birmingham Poet Laureate to lead on city’s new Poetry Garden.
The poem now arriving…
West Midlands Railway unveils poems for Shakespeare Line stations.
Award-winning Poet Laureate using poetry to combat racism
Book of poems will raise funds for anti-racism venture.
Happy Birthday Mr Shakespeare!
Shakespeare’s birthday celebrated with the release of music video.
Community grant brings poetry to the railways
West Midlands Railway to celebrate Spirit of Shakespeare.
The skylark and the weight of winter
Richard Lutz ploughs his way through lockdown.
Review: French Connections
Simon Hale views the CBSO’s latest digital offering.
Birmingham rhymes go Stateside
Birmingham solicitor takes new poetry collection to San Francisco.
The Ramblers Ball welcomes famous faces for 2020 return
Spoken word extravaganza to promote social enterprise once more.
World class names for Kenilworth Arts Festival
Top attractions coming to Warwickshire.
Summer in the cities
There’s plenty to be doing over the next few days.
Scenes from a Brummie Iliad at the Rep
Ark at that! Homer’s Trojan war poem gets the Brummie treatment.
Moseley Folk & Arts Festival programme announced
Name change reflects wide range of events for 2019.
Ramblers Ball brings poetry to Blakesley Hall
Open mic event goes on the road.
Flowers of Scotland and a baritone in the back row
Richard Lutz wanders….
The Ramblers Ball returns for 2019
Spoken word event returns to centre stage.
Birmingham Poet Laureate hits the heights
Poetry in the Penthouse launches at the Rotunda.
Poetry in Digbeth
Ramblers Ball to return in September.
Surge in Spring II Festival full line up announced
One day festival celebrating improvisation, collaboration and new music from around the globe.
West Midlands writer crowned Pillar Poet
Recognition for young Midlands poet.
Birmingham Jazz to host new festival
Two days of world-class jazz in the Jewellery Quarter.
Surviving or Thriving?
Community group Arts All Over The Place tell us about their upcoming event.
Theatre performance puts poetry on stage at Artrix
New adaptations of classic poems by acclaimed theatre company.
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Standing room only
Will Tattersdill writes about a new event he’s promoting.
Rep poetry season announced
Breathtaking spoken word performances from national stars and local talent.
Drummer men
Two events coming up at the Drum arts centre in Aston.
Howard: UKIP will “ban rock and roll” shockaroonie
Another exclusive report by Sir Howard Elston from a 19th hole bar somewhere in the blessed Home Counties
HOWARD: Exclusive Tete-Tete With PM Cameron About Maria Miller
Our political editor, Sir Howard Elston, sits down with Prime Minister of Enger-Lund Dave Cammo about this week’s shock horror Parliamentary bollocks.