‘Change rules’, said Edwin Morgan, Push the Boat Out festival’s muse. So this month, we’re changing it up in every which way possible bar our usual format. Thursday becomes Saturday; evening becomes afternoon. Upstairs at The Waverley morphs into the Pleasance Cabaret Bar. In place of the wee cardboard sign and the slightly stressed Shore/s trying to get the SumUp thing to work & fumbling coins & pens & raffle tickets, we bring you a sleek, fancy pants link via which you can secure your seat in advance. Oh la la!
Don’t worry, though: Christine will be there to keep it all real and Shore-spirited, as will SP regulars the wonderful Self-Righteous Brothers.
There’s even word of the lemon cake making the pilgrimage.
And we have a TO DIE FOR poetry line-up, with special guests Tim Cresswell and Karen Solie (winner of the 2025 Forward Prize).
Time to get your tickets, folks – this is one you don’t want to miss! 🚢⚓🐳💙
The When & the Where:
Saturday November 22nd 2025, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
The Pleasance: Cabaret Bar, Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance EH8 9TJ
Admission: Tickets, at full and concession rates, are available to purchase here: https://www.citizenticket.com/events/push-the-boat-out/takeover-the-shore-poets/
The Line-up for The Big Shore Poets Takeover, Hosted by Christine De Luca …
Shore Poets 
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