Emma Purshouse on St Bart鈥檚 Church, Wednesbury.
Writers choose a Black Country scene to reveal something of this hidden region. Emma's introducing a visitor to St Barts Church in Wednesbury. Think cock fights and orange chips.
Writers choose a Black Country scene to reveal something of this strangely hidden region. Emma Purshouse is introducing a new visitor to St Barts Church which stands on the hill in Wednesbury. Think cock fights, an unimpeded wind from the Urals and orange chips.
Emma was born in Wolverhampton and is a freelance writer, novelist and performance poet. She鈥檚 a poetry slam champion and performs regularly at spoken word nights including at The Cheltenham Literature Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival, Shambala, Womad, Latitude and Solfest. She was Wolverhampton鈥檚 first Poet Laureate.
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