An Evening with Kuli Kohli
Wed, 03 Jul
|Press Books & Coffee
Join Wolverhampton poet laureate Kuli Kohli for an insightful evening celebrating her poetry!
Time & Location
03 Jul 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
Press Books & Coffee, 42 Market St, Hednesford, Cannock WS12 1AG, UK
Guests
About the event
Join Kuli Kohli, the poet laureate of Wolverhampton, in discussion with Simon Fletcher, her publisher, and listen to her read some of her wonderful poetry.
Hear about her extraordinary life from birth in an Indian village to her BBC appearances and her photo being recently acquired by the National Portrait Gallery.
Kuli Kohli is poet laureate of Wolverhampton and an enthusiastic member of the RSPB. She has battled with mild cerebral palsy and achieved a great deal in her life as council worker, mother and writer. Her appearances on BBC’s ‘Sunday Live’ and ‘Poetry, Please!’ drew national attention. Her Patchwork and A Wonder Woman are both published by Offa’s Press. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Wolverhampton in 2022 and this March a photograph of her was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery.
Simon Fletcher is a poet/ writer and manager of Offa's Press: www.offaspress.co.uk