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Become our Friend

When friends believe
In us, the chrysalis grows tight and splits
And struggling out,
we fly.
Anna Crowe, from ‘The Impossible’

Our Friends and donors help us to collect, conserve and share the nation’s poetry. Will you join them? Scroll down to find out about the benefits of supporting our work.

For more information and other ways to pay please contact friends@spl.org.uk.

Friends Signup and Renewal Form (Individuals)

Sign up as an Individual Friend

If you are signing up on behalf of an Organisation, please visit our Friends signup and renewals page for Organisations.

Benefits of becoming a Friend.

Friend:

  • Exclusive welcome bundle
  • Free pair of tickets to any SPL event*
  • Monthly email newsletter
  • Poetry Reader delivered twice a year
  • 10% SPL shop/online discount
  • Free postal borrowing
  • Voting rights at our AGM

Companion:

All the Friend benefits above plus...
  • Two pairs of event tickets*

Patron:

All the Companion benefits plus...
  • Five pairs of event tickets*
  • Acknowledgment of your support on our website and in print.

Student/Unwaged:

  • Monthly email newsletter
  • Poetry Reader delivered twice a year
  • 10% SPL shop/online discount
  • Free postal borrowing
  • Voting rights at our AGM

* Please book your free tickets well in advance by calling us on 0131 557 2876. Some events sell-out so we can't always guarantee tickets.

 

You can pay online below using your debit/credit card via PayPal.
 
 
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Edinburgh EH8 8DT
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