Hello, friends! Are you ready for a last showcase of brilliant Scottish poetry before the Christmas break? It’s time for Shore Poets November! Henderson’s at St John’s, Lothian Road, Edinburgh 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm Sunday 24th November 2013 Bar from 7.15pm Admission £5 / Concessions £3 Our November headline poet, Gerrie Fellows, was bornContinue reading Shore Poets November: Gerrie Fellowes, Christine de Luca & Tracey S Rosenberg
Some photos from Shore Poets October
It was a dark, wild and windy night on 27th October, so we’re extra super grateful to all the lovely folks who braved the elements to come and hear poetry. Thank you! In case you couldn’t make it, here are a few photos of our October readers. Our fabulous host, Nancy Somerville, kicking off theContinue reading Some photos from Shore Poets October
Shore Poets OCTOBER: Gerry Loose, Claire Askew, Graeme Hawley
SHORE POETS: October Henderson’s at St John’s, Lothian Road, Edinburgh 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm Sunday 27th October 2013 Happy October! The nights are drawing in, the clocks are going back (remember this, so you don’t arrive at Shore Poets an hour late!), it’s the season for winter woollies, pumpkin-flavoured everything… and of course, poetry.Continue reading Shore Poets OCTOBER: Gerry Loose, Claire Askew, Graeme Hawley
Shore Poets: the new season! Chrys Salt, Angela McSeveney, Roddy Shippin
Hello again, fans and friends! We hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer… the nights may be drawing in again now, but fear not! Shore Poets is back, at our usual cozy and atmospheric venue, Henderson’s at St John’s. We’ve got an extremely exciting programme lined up for the 2013-14 season, and we intend toContinue reading Shore Poets: the new season! Chrys Salt, Angela McSeveney, Roddy Shippin
Shore Poets June: some photos
Thanks to everyone who came along to the last night of our 2012-13 season! We thoroughly enjoyed all the readings and felt like we went out with a bang this year! We’ll be back on 29th September 2013 with a brand new season programme, packed with exciting poets and musicians. In the meantime, you canContinue reading Shore Poets June: some photos
Shore Poets June: Don Paterson, Nancy Somerville and Clydebuilters
Well, it’s the last event of the Shore Poets 2012-2013 season, before we take a short break over the summer (we’ll be back in September!). It’s been a great year, and we thought we’d end on a high. SHORE POETS: JUNE Henderson’s at St John’s, Lothian Road, Edinburgh 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm Sunday 30thContinue reading Shore Poets June: Don Paterson, Nancy Somerville and Clydebuilters
Shore Poets May: Meg Bateman, Martin McIntyre and Iain Matheson
Still fuelled by all the excitement of our open night, we’re bringing you a brilliant evening of poetry and music for May! SHORE POETS: MAY Henderson’s at St John’s, Lothian Road, Edinburgh 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm Sunday 26th May 2013 Bar from 7.15pm Admission £5 / Concessions £3 Our headline poet is Meg Bateman.Continue reading Shore Poets May: Meg Bateman, Martin McIntyre and Iain Matheson
The Shore Poets Open Night 2013: some pictures
Click on each image to see a larger version! Lindy Barbour, bravely reading first Matthew McDonald Colin McGuire Rex Sweeney Rose Ritchie Rita Bradd Simon McLaren Ruth Aylett Andrew Sclater Louise Peterkin, who defied tech problems to give a great reading! Ian McDonough, host with the most! Angus Ogilvie and our headliner, Andrew Greig ThanksContinue reading The Shore Poets Open Night 2013: some pictures
SP April: Andrew Greig and our Open Night
Photo credit: Graham Clark SHORE POETS: APRIL Henderson’s at St John’s, Lothian Road, Edinburgh 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm Sunday 28th April 2013 Bar from 7.15pm Admission £5 / Concessions £3 This month’s headline poet is Andrew Greig, who has written many, many books of poetry, fiction, life-writing and other non-fiction. We’re very excited toContinue reading SP April: Andrew Greig and our Open Night
Spring forward: remember to come along to Shore Poets MARCH!
Hello everyone, Just a quick reminder that Shore Poets MARCH is almost upon us! In case you haven’t seen our stellar line-up, we’ve got: Brian McCabe as our featured poet Jane McKie representing the Shore Poets Camilla Chen as our new poet Brilliant music from Linties Our Shore Poets wildcard slot: it could be YOUContinue reading Spring forward: remember to come along to Shore Poets MARCH!
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