Shore Poets

We are so glad to be back for our second in person all live Post Lockdown evening of poetry and music, featuring Juana Adcock, Samuel Tongue, Poetry Open Mic, and music from Simmerdim.  Thursday 25th November 2021 6pm – 7:30pm (doors open 5:45pm)The Wash Bar (on The Mound) 11-13 N Bank St, Edinburgh EH1 2LPContinue reading SHORE POETS NOVEMBER 2021: JUANA ADCOCK, SAMUEL TONGUE, OPEN MIC + SIMMERDIM →

We’re delighted to be returning to in-person Shore Poets this month! Tom Pow, our new Honorary President, will be joined by Saskia McCracken, open mic poets, and – compere for the evening – Christine De Luca. Dekoy, our house band, will provide the music. We very much look forward to welcoming you back! Thursday 28thContinue reading SHORE POETS OCTOBER 2021: TOM POW, SASKIA McCRACKEN, POETRY OPEN MIC + DEKOY →

As Shore Poets moves towards celebrating its 30th anniversary in October 2021 – with a post-Covid relaunch – our joy is tinged with sadness as we come to terms with the death of Brian Johnstone who, with Roz Brackenbury, founded Shore Poets in October 1991. The inaugural event was held on the 6th October in theContinue reading Brian Johnstone, founder of Shore Poets: a brief tribute →

In light of the coronavirus outbreak, we have decided to cancel this month’s Shore Poets. We hope to meet again in the near future and will keep you posted about our plans.

This month we’re delighted to welcome A C Clarke to Short Poets, along with Rex Sweeny and Joanne Bell. Please join us for our enlivening mix of poetry and music, which this month will be provided by Edinburgh-based trio Kleyne Klezmer. Wednesday 26th February 2020 7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Canons’ Gait cellar bar, 232 Canongate,Continue reading Shore Poets FEBRUARY: A C CLARKE, ANGELA MCSEVENEY, REX SWEENY, JOANNE BELL + KLEYNE KLEZMER →

Happy new year! Welcome in the new decade with us at a just-past-Burns-night celebration of Scottish poetry and music at the Canon’s Gait. Wednesday 29th January 2020 7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Canons’ Gait cellar bar, 232 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ Admission: £5 (concessions £3) MAIN POET: J O Morgan J O Morgan lives in ScotlandContinue reading Shore Poets JANUARY: J O MORGAN, HAMISH WHYTE, RUTH AYLETT, LOUISE PETERKIN + GRAHAM WALKER & EWAN HASTIE →

Against the backdrop of the backstop, Brexit and Boris, celebrate or commiserate the eve of our departure from the European Union with an eclectic union of diverse talents so good we’re sure you’ll choose to remain with us for the evening. Wednesday 30th October 2019 7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Canons’ Gait cellar bar 232 Canongate,Continue reading Shore Poets OCTOBER: Patricia Ace, Ian McDonough, Katie Ailes, Rachel Rankin + thepuregallus →

Shore Poets is back for a new season, at our new, central location – the Canons’ Gait cellar bar on the Canongate.  We have even more poetry for you this season – each event will feature four poets, instead of three. We’re delighted to begin our 2019-20 season with a reading from Shore Poet’s HonoraryContinue reading SHORE POETS SEPTEMBER: STEWART CONN, JANE MCKIE, JANE BONNYMAN, MAX SCRATCHMANN + FIRE IN THE GRATE →