An anthology of work by poets living in Cornwall is to be launched during an evening of verse readings this week.
Murder Of Krows has been compiled by Duncan Yeates and Abigail Wyatt and features work by a number of local writers, including Abigail Wyatt, Kane Baker, Peter Jenkin, Janet McEwan, Chris Pease, Carole Ann Powell, Jane Ross, David Rowland, Una Taylor, Martin Wood and Jo Yeate.
The event, which includes free drinks and buffet, is at The Melting Pot cafe in Redruth this Wednesday from 7pm. Clay country poet, playwright and novelist Alan M Kent will be joined by fellow poet and Poetry Cornwall editor Les Merton to deliver a series of readings.
Duncan Yeates, who is organising the launch, said: "The appearance of these two talented writers promises to make the occasion both exciting and significant.
"The anthology itself is a selection of work by poets mostly from the Redruth area and gives an insight into the talents of a small group of writers who regularly get together to perform their work at The Melting Pot on Wednesday nights.
"Among those contributing are previously published and well-respected poet John Phillips and visual artist Janet McEwan, ensuring that this is a collection that really showcases what Cornwall has to offer.
"We intend the anthology to be the first of many promoting Cornwall's many published and unpublished writers."
Those attending the free event will have the chance to buy a copy of Murder Of Krows – each of which is numbered in a limited-edition print run – for just £1. The anthology will also be available after the launch from The Melting Pot Cafe in Redruth and Here & Now Gallery, Jam Records and The Cornish Store in Falmouth.
OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEK
BARNSTAPLE
Queens Theatre: Sing-a-Long-a-Grease. Friday 7.30pm; The Irish House Party. Saturday 7.45pm.
Castle Centre, Castle Street: North Devon Archaeological Society. AGM 7pm, A talk by Alan Neil on Dowsing for Devon's Heritage 7.30pm. Refreshments. Visitors £2.50. Tuesday.
BLACK TORRINGTON
Village Hall: Easter Bingo. Saturday doors open 7pm.
BODMIN
St Lawrence's Community Church: Spring Fair, stalls, cakes etc. All welcome. Saturday 10am.
Masons Arms: Damien Barber & Mike Wilson. Non members £7.50. Friday 8pm.
BRAYFORD
Poltimore Inn: 724 355 North Devon Ramblers walk about four miles. Wednesday 10.30am. Nice & easy, one steady climb opt lunch.
BUDE
St Michaels Church: Bude Choral Society will be performing Judas Maccabaeus. Saturday 7.30pm.
Hanover House: British Heart foundation Coffee Morning. Entry £1 incl refreshments. Cake, bric a brac etc. Friday 10am.
Parkhouse Centre: Floral Art Demonstration by Lizette Bevan entitled Spring in Cornwall. All welcome. Tuesday 2.30pm.
CALLINGTON
Methodist church: Ploughman's and sweet. Friday 12.30pm.
CHAGFORD
St Michael's Church: Chagford Singers with Jason Smart, organ. Saturday 7.30pm.
CHUDLEIGH
Parish Church: The Harcombe Singers present spring concert. Tickets £7, concessions £5. Saturday 7.30pm.
CRACKINGTON
Institute: St Gennys Silver Band Table Top Sale, Saturday 10.30-2.30pm.
DARTINGTON
Village Hall: Second Hand Fayre, Sunday 11am-3pm.
Village Hall: Playford style country dancing. 01626 834981. Friday 7.30pm.
The Old Craft Ed Building, Schumacher College: The Resilience Imperative with Pat Conaty. Tickets £5/concessions £4. Wednesday 8pm; Horsepower, with Ed Hamer, Thursday 8pm.
The Great Hall: Dartington Community Choir present Verdi: Messa da Requiem. Sunday 7.30pm.
EGLOSHAYLE
Village Hall: Wadebridge Spring Garden show. Saturday 2.15pm.
EXETER
New Theatre: Peter Puma Hedland, Sweden's nyckelharpa master. Friday 7.30pm.
EXMOUTH
Withycombe Methodist Church Hall: Caller Nicole & Souwesters Band. Thursday 8pm-10pm.
FALMOUTH
Princess Pavilion: Falmouth Spring Flower Show. Saturday 10.30am-5.30pm, Sunday 10am-4pm. £3.
FROME
Merlin Theatre: Budapest Cafe Orchestra, Thursday; the Jazzalikes presents Something Different, Sunday.
GERRANS
The Royal Standard: Euchre Drive. Monday 8pm.
GOONHAVERN
Village Hall: Goonhavern & District Old Cornwall Society Meeting. Friday 7.30pm.
GREAT TORRINGTON
The Plough Arts Centre: The Boy at the Edge of the Room presented by Forest Forge Theatre Company. Tuesday 8pm; Rodney Bewes 'As a Boy Growing Up' stories of Dylan Thomas. Friday 8pm.
HARROWBARROW
Village Hall: Harrowbarrow & Metherell Local Committee's Annual Sale and Auction in aid of Cancer Research UK. Saturday 1.45pm. Free entry.
HOCKWORTHY
Village Hall: Steve Knightley (of Show of Hands) solo concert tour. Thurs doors open 7.15 for 8pm.
ILFRACOMBE
The landmark: Chris Addison, Friday 8pm; National Theatre Live – People. Saturday 7pm.
ILLOGAN
Paynter's Lane End Hall: Country Market. Tuesday 9.15-11am; Jumble Sale, Wednesday 10am.
KINGSBRIDGE
St Edmund's church: the Stanborough Chorus Music for Passiontide, Mendelssohn's: Come Unto Him. tickets £8 on the door. Sunday 7.30pm.
KINGSKERSWELL
Community Centre: Kingskerswell & District Conservation society AGM plus presentation by Colin Vosper on the Kelly Mine on Dartmoor. Tuesday 7.20pm.
LAUNCESTON
Central Methodist Church: Launceston Choral Society Concert, Tickets £5 from Launceston TIC. Saturday 7.30pm.
Langore Village Hall: Gaming Evening. 16 plus age group. Friday 5-10pm.
Jericho's Brasserie: Launceston boardgames, modern board games for all ages. Free entry. Thurs 3-5pm.
LIFTON
Dingles Fairground Heritage Trust Centre: Opens Thursday 10am.
LISKEARD
Long Room: Country market. Friday 8.30am-12noon.
Sterts Arts Centre: Aibade- Cube Theatre, Thurs 7.30pm.
LOSTWITHIEL
the Community Centre: Antique and collectors Market. Friday 11am-3pm.
LUXULYAN
Village Hall: Luxulyan Old Cornwall Society meet on Thursday 7.30pm. All welcome.
MELDON
Village Hall: Okehampton Sequence Dance Club. £1.50 per person. Beginners welcome. Wednesday 8pm-10.30pm.
MODBURY
Devon Rural Archive, Shilstone: Exhibition of the work of the Devon Gardens Trust Tuesday through to May 2.
NEWQUAY
W I Hall: Scottish Country Dancing. £3. All welcome. 01208 77598. Friday 7.30-9.30pm.
The Mermaid Inn, Porth: Newquay Pentire Probus Club third Wednesday lunch group. Wednesday 12.30 for 1pm. New members welcome. 01637 878990.
NEWTON ABBOT
Courtenay Centre: Rebel Country with 'Natalie' (ex Calico). Admission £6. Friday 8pm-11pm.
OKEHAMPTON
Okement Centre: Devonshire Association talk on the History of Bratton Clovelly Post Office by Mary Jordan, Thursday 7pm.
PAR
The Gott Hall: Par Old Cornwall Society, refreshments, a chance to view a selection of library books. Speaker Chris Batters on The background to a famous Cornish murder. Wheelchair facilities. Saturday 7pm.
Scout HQ, Moorland Road: Choosing of Queens for the 50th Par Carnival 2013. Fairy Queens age 4-8 years, Carnival Queens 14-plus. Saturday 2pm. Details 01726 815334. (Must live in PL24 postal area).
PENZANCE
Penlee House: Jeremy Cowdrey on The making of Summer in February. Monday 7.30pm.
PLYMOUTH
Royal William yard: Timmy Mallett Art Exhibition. Saturday until April 7.
Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University: Peninsula Arts Chamber Music Series. Saturday 7.30pm.
Drum Theatre: Forever House, black comedy drama. Thurs-April 6
Plymouth Athenaeum: The Making of the University of Plymouth by Dr A Kennerley. Thurs 7.30pm.
Theatre Royal: Birdsong. Until March 23.
Elburton Methodist Church: Plymouth Area Police Choir. Enquiries 01752 404407. In aid of The Mission in Britain Fund. Friday 7.30pm.
The Royal Plymouth Cornithian Yacht Club, The Hoe: Plymouth Carlton Big Band. Tickets £8 on the door. Sunday 12.30pm.
Trinity United Reformed Church: Sir Joshua Reynolds Choir. Tickets £5. Sunday 2.30pm.
St Peter's Church: Plymouth Phoenix Chorale. Tickets £8, cons £5 on the door. Saturday 7.30pm.
The Guildhall: Plymouth Symphony Orchestra, with Peter Fisher, violin. Wednesday 7.30pm.
Pavilions: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Hollywood Blockbusters. Thursday 7.30pm.
St Edward's Church Hall: The Plymouth Railway Circle meet for Eastern European Steam from 1960s to 1980s and From Hell to Paradise with Peter Gray. Monday 7.30pm.
REDRUTH
The Murdoch room: Cruse Bereavement Care meeting of Bude Friendship Group. Friday 5-7pm. Ring 01209 214095 before attending group for the first time.
RILLA MILL
Village Hall: Whist Drive, Tuesday 7.30pm.
ST AGNES
Museum: Coffee morning, Saturday 10am-noon. Cakes, books etc. Everyone welcome.
ST AUSTELL
Mount Charles Social Club: Royal Air Forces Association monthly lunch meeting. Noon for 12.30pm.
ST BURYAN
Village Hall: Farmers Market, Saturday 9.30-12.30pm.
ST DAY
Teyluva Childrens Centre: St Day Historical and Conservation Society – Husbands Abroad: The wives 'left behind' during 19th-century migration from Cornwall, illustrated talk by Lesley Trotter. Wed 7.30pm.
ST DENNIS
Claytalc: St Dennis Old Cornwall Society meet for AGM followed by Fred Greenslade Picture Quiz. All welcome. Monday 7.30pm.
ST ENDELLION
Church Hall: Whist Drive. Tuesday 7.30pm.
ST MABYN
Village Hall: The church's fundraising Lunch and Lecture (Russia and the Russians: Why are they not like us?) Ticket available on the day or ring 01208 841378. Tickets £15 non members. Friday 12.30pm.
ST ISSEY
Village Hall: Coffee morning, bring and buy and cake stall. Admission £1. In aid of Marie Curie. Tuesday 10am-12noon.
ST IVE NEAR LISKEARD
Coombegate Cottage: Garden open in aid of NGS Sunday 1-4pm. £3.50. Sloping site with steps. Refreshments
ST TEATH
Church Hall: Soup and Sweet lunch prepared by Camelford Floral Society £4. Wednesday 12-1.30pm.
TEIGNMOUTH
United Reformed church: Macmillan Cancer Support concert with The Maesteg Male Voice choir with soloist Daisy Walford. Saturday.
Carlton Theatre: Teignmouth Festival for one act plays, Thurs, Fri, Sat 7.30pm, also 2.30 Sat.
TIVERTON
St Paul's Church: Concert by Tiverton Concert Band with special guests Uffculme School. Saturday 7.30pm.
TOTNES
Methodist Church Hall: Totnes Folk Club night. Thursday.
TORQUAY
Princess Theatre: Mother Africa. Thurs 7.30pm; Joe Brown in concert. Saturday 7.30pm.
Babbacombe Theatre: Spellbound, Tuesday and Wednesdays 8.15pm.
TREWOON
Village Hall: Andrew Nix from Yorkshire will be playing a concert of all types of electronic organ music. All welcome. Non members £6.50. Wednesday 7.30pm.
TRURO
Cathedral: Three Spires singers and Orchestra. Saturday 7.30pm.
Hall for Cornwall: Truro Country Market. Tuesday 9.15-3pm.
The Hall of Cornwall: The Solid Silver 60s Show, Monday 7.30pm.
WELLS
Cathedral: St John Passion. Saturday.
WIDECOMBE
Village: Widecombe Fun Day Charity Fun Day Sunday 10am - 4pm. A great day out for the family in aid of Widecombe Primary School.Entry is just £4 per person.