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‘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/sContinue reading November 2025: Shore Poets Go Rogue @ Push The Boat Out! Feat. Karen Solie, Tim Cresswell & The Self-Righteous Brothers →

For our October event, we’re delighted to present readings from new collections by Edinburgh-based poets Alan Gillis and Medha Singh. And since, like our season opener, this event is taking place a week earlier than is usual for the Shores, on the penultimate Thursday of the month, you don’t have to face the dilemma ofContinue reading Shore Poets October 2025: Alan Gillis, Medha Singh, Open Mic + Dekoy →

Now you’ve got your breath back post the summer festivals, you’re needing a lick of poetry in your life, aye? And music, and bonhomie? Look no further! Shore Poets is back with a brand new programme of events, and we’re delighted to be kicking things off this month with headliner readings from Robert Crawford andContinue reading Shore Poets September 2025: Robert Crawford, Theresa Muñoz, Open Mic + The Self-Righteous Brothers →

Our 2024-25 season at Shore Poets closes on a high this month with a not-to-be-missed evening in the rafters of The Waverley – for our June event, we’re delighted to present readings from Jeda Pearl and Sean Wai Keung, plus open mic performances and music from our house band, Dekoy. We’ll be taking our usualContinue reading SHORE POETS JUNE 2025: JEDA PEARL, SEAN WAI KEUNG, OPEN MIC + DEKOY →

At this month’s event, we’ll be celebrating some of the most recent arrivals from Leith-based poetry press, Blue Diode. Come and join us for a long tall glass of something cool – and that’s just the poems, people. There’s also a bar! With readings from Marianne MacRae and Tim Craven, plus open mic performances andContinue reading SHORE POETS MAY 2025: MARIANNE MACRAE, TIM CRAVEN, OPEN MIC + THE SELF-RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS →

Miss the chance to read at our All Souls’ Night Open Mic Extravaganza in November? Been regretting it ever since? Tired of sunny days & chocolate eggs, and craving the very special antidote that can only be had from Poems Down the Pub? Shore Poets can help! In an unprecedented move, we’re folding a SECONDContinue reading Shore Poets Presents … Spring Open Mic Especiale →

The March 25 Shore Poets is definitely One Not To Miss, folks: get it in your diaries & make sure you’ve no clashes or you’ll be outright, downright, proper fully raging with yourselves! With readings from the fantabulous Susannah Dickey and Joey Connolly, both with us all the way from That There London, plus openContinue reading SHORE POETS MARCH 2025: SUSANNAH DICKEY, JOEY CONNOLLY, OPEN MIC + STEVE PALMER →

The second-best thing about February: it ends sooner than you think it’s going to. The best thing about February? It’s capped off with a Shore Poets event! Join us upstairs in The Waverley for another fabulous evening of craic, clinked glasses, and food for the soul – with readings from Mandy Haggith and Tim Turnbull,Continue reading SHORE POETS FEBRUARY 2025: MANDY HAGGITH, TIM TURNBULL, OPEN MIC + DEKOY →

It’s January, we know. But it’s nearly not January! And see how we’re gaining a wee snifter of light by the day. Most importantly, Shore Poets is back from the festive break and bouncing to go with a fantastic first line-up for 2025. Come shuck your winter coat off in the cosy atmosphere of TheContinue reading SHORE POETS JANUARY 2025: MARIA SLEDMERE, VIK SHIRLEY, OPEN MIC + THE SELF-RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS →

For our final event of 2024, Shore Poets are delighted to welcome Tapsalteerie Press authors Rebecca Sharp and Rachel Plummer. Rebecca and Rachel, who’ll be reading from debut collections, will be joined by Tapsalteerie founder Duncan Lockerbie, as well as by open mic performers. Also featuring tunes from honorary Shore Poet and all-time musical whizz,Continue reading Tapsalteerie Showcase – feat. Rebecca Sharp & Rachel Plummer, plus open mic readings & music from Frank Glynn →