live readings
Electra Mass
at Canon's Gait, High Street, Edinburgh, 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Music and poetry from nick-e melville, Rodney Relax, Pete McConville, Craig Duffy, Jow and Samantha Walton, Shu Lorimer, Sacha Kahir, Lila Matsumoto, Sandra Alland, Iain Morrison, Jack Sims, Northern Upland Sheep Strategy & Th Znkz.
Category: concerts, live readings
Off-concrete: Dorothy Alexander & Nick-e Melville
at Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh EH8 8DT, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Exploring the legacy of the 1960s vanguard of Scottish and UK concrete poetry in the work of contemporary Scottish poets.
Category: discussion, exhibition launches, exhibitions, live readings
Three poets: Don Paterson, Billy Letford, Tom Leonard
at The Arches, Arch 2
Three poets, three distinct bodies of work, one great opportunity to see them read together.
Category: live readings
Andrew Forster & Ryan Van Winkle (PAS)
at Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh EH8 8DT, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Poetry Association of Scotland presents two poets who write about desire, regret and loss but with a life-affirming warmth and perception.
Category: live readings, Poetry Association of Scotland
As High As The Wild Geese Fly: Tony McManus's CD launch
at Scottish Storytelling Centre 43 - 45 High Street Edinburgh EH1, 3:30pm - 6:00pm
The launch of a new CD by the late Tony McManus with live readings and music
Category: book launches, live music, live readings
The Ingham Johnstone Project
at Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, St Andrews
An evening of words, music & story.
Category: live music, live readings
Poetry and Coffee: Tessa Ransford & Henry Marsh
at Henderson's Cafe, 94 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 10:30am - 11:30am
Three poets reading their work.
Category: live readings
Aye, Write! Ruth Padel, The Mara Crossing
at Jeffrey Room, The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Poet Ruth Padel discusses her new collection, The Mara Crossing. Part of the Aye, Write! festival.
Category: festivals, live readings
Kwame Dawes – poetry from Jamaica
at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway KA7 4PQ
The birthplace of Scotland's bard hosts a poetry reading by Emmy award-winning Jamaican poet Kwame Dawes.
Category: live readings
StAnza
at St Andrews
Scotland's International Poetry Festival
Category: exhibitions, festivals, films, live music, live readings, open mic sessions, workshops
David Constantine (PAS)
at Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh EH8 8DT, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Poetry Association of Scotland presents poet, editor and translator David Constantine.
Category: live readings, Poetry Association of Scotland
Poetry@The Ivory
at Ivory Hotel, Shawlands, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
This month's Poetry@The Ivory event celebrates International Women’s Day, with three poets reading: Patricia Ace, Jean Atkin and JL Williams.
Category: live readings
Neu! Reekie! Does Dovecot!
at Dovecot, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Neu! Reekie! co-founders Kevin Williamson and Michael Pedersen read their poetry.
Category: live music, live readings
Question your teaspoons
at Ingleby Gallery, 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh EH8 8DL
Alec Finlay will read from his new publication, Question your teaspoons.
Category: book launches, exhibition launches, exhibitions, live readings
Mike Heron and Andrew Greig
at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Andrew Greig reads from his poetry as part of an evening of live music performed by Mike Heron and friends.
Category: live music, live readings
"Cadaver, Speak" - Poems from the Dissection Lab
at Old Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Door 3, first floor, University of Edinburgh
Marianne Boruch reads from her poem sequence 'Cadaver, Speak'.
Category: live readings
A 'Two Decades of Changing Minds' GWL Anniversary Event
at Glasgow Women's Library, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
We have commissioned twenty of Scotland’s foremost women printmakers, artists and twenty writers to make new work inspired by our unique collections.
Category: exhibitions, live readings
Marianne Boruch on '"The End inside It”: Poetic Closure that Opens’
at Faculty Room North, David Hume Tower, Edinburgh, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Marianne Boruch lectures on how poems open in various ways as they come to an end.
Category: live readings
April Verse Day
at The Jazz Bar, 1A Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HR, 8:00pm - 11:30pm
No Rhyme, No Reason brings you its first event of the year, celebrating both April Fools Day and Jack Kerouac's 90th birthday year by putting on one of the hippest, coolest and best events on the go.
Category: live readings
10RED
at The Persevere Bar Function Room, Easter Road, Edinburgh
A dozen great poets reading for ten minutes each
Category: live readings
Living Under the Gun: A night of Poetry and Music for Palestine
at CCA Glasgow, 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Liz Lochhead, Tom Leonard, and William Letford take part in a fundraiser, all Profits going towards an upcoming cultural exchange between Glasgow and its twin city Bethlehem.
Category: live music, live readings, Liz Lochhead
Poetry and Coffee
at Henderson's Cafe, 94 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tessa Ransford, Henry Marsh, and other read their poetry.
Category: live readings
Hello Poetry
at The Meadows Bar, Edinburgh, 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Hello Poetry is launching a series of readings taking place around Scotland, begining with Edinburgh.
Category: live readings
Jane Hirshfield
at Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh EH8 8DT, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
A special opportunity to hear acclaimed American poet Jane Hirshfield
Category: discussion, live readings, SPL programme
Hello Poetry
at Demented Eloquence, Cellar 35, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, 8:00pm - 11:00pm
The Hello Poetry tour reaches Aberdeen.
Category: live readings
Arabian Nights
at Òran Mór, Byres Road, Glasgow
Middle Eastern food, music, poetry& conversation takes place in the Òran Mór Brasserie.
Category: live readings
Poetry at Books and Beans
at 22 Belmont Street, Aberdeen, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
An evening of poetry featuring Sheena Blackhall and Paulina Vanderbilt.
Category: free events, live readings
Hello Poetry
at The Granary, Dumfries, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Hello Poetry tour of Scotland reaches Dumfries.
Category: free events, live music, live readings
Colonsay Book Festival
at Colonsay village hall
Alexander McCall Smith, Liz Lochead, Margaret Elphinstone, Kenneth Steven, James Robertson and Sophie Cooke will all be appearing at the Colonsay Book Festival.
Category: festivals, live readings, Liz Lochhead
Neu Reekie!
at Scottish Book Trust, Trunk's Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Neu! Reekie! is your monthly installment of spoken word, film-animation and music fusions.
Category: live music, live readings
A Night at the Surgeon's Hall Museum
at Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh
Marianne Boruch reads from new work.
Category: free events, live readings
Hello Poetry
at The Junk Rooms, Friars Street, Stirling, 7:00pm - 10:30pm
The Hello Poetry tour of Scotland reaches Stirling.
Category: free events, live music, live readings
Arabian Nights
at Òran Mór, Byres Road, Glasgow
Middle Eastern food, music, poetry& conversation takes place in the Òran Mór Brasserie.
Category: live readings
10RED
at The Persevere Bar Function Room, Easter Road, Edinburgh
Poetry reading
Category: live readings
Hello Poetry
at McSorelys, Jamaica Street, Glasgow, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
The Hello Poetry tour of Scotland reaches Glasgow.
Category: free events, live music, live readings
Edinburgh University Literature Society: Don Paterson
at Cabaret Bar, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance
Reading and Q&A
Category: free events, live readings
VERSECORE Music and Poetry
at The Third Door, Negotiants, 45-47 Lothian Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HB, 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Night of innovative poetry and percussion/hip-hop/electronica fusion with Zorras, COWTSHTF and Opul.
Category: collaboration, concerts, live music, live readings, performance poetry & slams
Arabian Nights
at Òran Mór, Byres Road, Glasgow
Middle Eastern food, music, poetry& conversation takes place in the Òran Mór Brasserie.
Category: live readings
Angela McSeveney
at Scottish Poetry Library
Mariscat Press launches: Still Bristling, a pamphlet by Angela McSeveney.
Category: live readings
Poetry and Coffee
at Henderson's Cafe, 94 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 10:30am - 11:30am
Jean Taylor, Mary Johnston and Mary Wight
Category: free events, live readings
Poetry Reading: Jackson, Lumsden, Mackenzie and Macphee
at Hendersons at St John's, 1 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Four poets read from their work: AB Jackson, Roddy Lumsden, Rob A. Mackenzie, Kona Macphee
Category: free events, live readings
Arabian Nights
at Òran Mór, Byres Road, Glasgow
Middle Eastern food, music, poetry& conversation takes place in the Òran Mór Brasserie.
Category: live readings
Noc Literatury / Literature Night 2012
at Scottish Poetry Library, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Literature Night’s aim is to offer the platform to European countries to present their contemporary writing and to present new European literary voices in a creative way.
Category: live readings
Old MacDonald had a Farm for Africa
at Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street
An animal-themed evening of poetry and song with a wonderful range of performers including Liz Lochhead
Category: live music, live readings
Hello Poetry
at To be announced.
The Hello Poetry tour returns to Edinburgh.
Category: free events, live music, live readings
Neu Reekie! Does Burns!
at National Trust for Scotland’s Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway
Live music, animation and poetry performance with a twist at Scotland’s newest literary museum.
Category: live music, live readings
Inky Fingers Open Mic, featuring JL Williams
at Negotiants, 45-47 Lothian Street, Edinburgh, 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Open Mic Night featuring the poetry of JL Williams.
Category: free events, live readings, performance poetry & slams
Neu! Reekie! 17
at Scottish Book Trust, Trunk's Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Neu! Reekie! is a monthly event featuring spoken word performances, film-animation and music fusions.
Category: live music, live readings
Ash Dickinson's "Slinky Espadrilles" Book Launch
at THE CANONS' GAIT, 232 CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, EH8 8DQ
Launch of Ash Dickinson's wildly inventive and eclectic debut collection, "Slinky Espadrilles".
Category: free events, live readings, performance poetry & slams