Sunday 29th November 2015 7pm (doors open 630pm) Clouds and Soil, 4 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3JT Admission: £5 (concessions £3) NEW TIME AND NEW LOCATION Our November event is earlier – starting at 7pm, which we hope will make life easier for those who travel long distances to join us and those who wishContinue reading Shore Poets NOVEMBER: Tawona Sithole, Hamish Whyte, Flora Sinclair + Tuesday Rose McDonough
Shore Poets OCTOBER: update, and events to the end of the year
So much information to pass on that it all deserved a separate blogpost. Below, you’ll find information about the memorial event for Tessa Ransford. We also regret the recent passing of Elizabeth Burns; as she was awarded the Mark Ogle Memorial Award in 2009, we will be incorporating a memorial for her in the MOMAContinue reading Shore Poets OCTOBER: update, and events to the end of the year
Shore Poets OCTOBER: Liz Berry, Martin MacIntyre, Louise Peterkin + Sheena Jardine
SHORE POETS: October 2015 Sunday 25th October 2015, 7.45 pm to 10.00pm (doors open 7.15pm) Henderson’s at St John’s, St John’s Church, corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street, Edinburgh Admission: £5 (concessions £3) DON’T FORGET THE CLOCKS GO BACK THIS WEEKEND. Obviously all our fancy gadgets tell us this, but just in case youContinue reading Shore Poets OCTOBER: Liz Berry, Martin MacIntyre, Louise Peterkin + Sheena Jardine
Shore Poets SEPTEMBER: Alexander Hutchison, Angela McSeveney, Jenny Lindsay + Familia
SHORE POETS: September 2015 Sunday 27th September 2015, 7.45 pm to 10.00pm (doors open 7.15pm) Henderson’s at St John’s, St John’s Church, corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street, Edinburgh Admission: £5 (concessions £3) NB we thought we would be in a new venue this month, but as it happens, we’re not moving just yet!Continue reading Shore Poets SEPTEMBER: Alexander Hutchison, Angela McSeveney, Jenny Lindsay + Familia
Looking ahead to the new Shore Poets season
In case you’re wondering what we’ll be up to in 2015-16 – more excellent poetry and music as well as the famous lemon cake raffle. UPDATE ON 5 SEPTEMBER: Our September event will be at the old/usual location of Henderson’s at St John’s. We are not moving just yet! Sorry for this, but we just found out. ThankContinue reading Looking ahead to the new Shore Poets season
Shore Poets JUNE: Ron Butlin, Nancy Somerville, Jane McKie, Rachel McCrum + Alison Reeves
SHORE POETS: June 2015 Sunday 28th June 2015, 7.45 pm to 10.00pm (doors open 7.15pm) Henderson’s at St John’s, St John’s Church, corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street, Edinburgh Admission: £5 (concessions £3) Please join us for the final Shore Poets of the season – and help us say goodbye to our lovely venue,Continue reading Shore Poets JUNE: Ron Butlin, Nancy Somerville, Jane McKie, Rachel McCrum + Alison Reeves
Shore Poets MAY: Vicki Feaver, Ian McDonough, Harry Giles + Matt Smith and Sarah Northcott
SHORE POETS: May 2015 Sunday 31st May 2015, 7.45 pm to 10.00pm (doors open 7.15pm) Henderson’s at St John’s, St John’s Church, corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street, Edinburgh Admission: £5 (concessions £3) Please join us for the penultimate Shore Poets of the season. And not just because “penultimate” is a cool word. WeContinue reading Shore Poets MAY: Vicki Feaver, Ian McDonough, Harry Giles + Matt Smith and Sarah Northcott
Shore Poets APRIL: Open Night, Claire Askew + Tom and Jane Fairnie
SHORE POETS: April 2015 Sunday 26th April 2015, 7.45 pm to 10.00pm (doors open 7.15pm) Henderson’s at St John’s, St John’s Church, corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street, Edinburgh Admission: £5 (concessions £3) April is here, and with it comes the return of a) the sun and b) our open night. THE SUN ThatContinue reading Shore Poets APRIL: Open Night, Claire Askew + Tom and Jane Fairnie
Shore Poets MARCH: John Glenday, Molly Vogel, Hamish Whyte + Tuesday Rose McDonough
March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a clarsach. (Little-known Gaelic proverb.) SHORE POETS: MARCH 2015 Sunday 29th March 2015, 7.45 pm to 10.00pm (doors open 7.15pm) Henderson’s at St John’s, St John’s Church, corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street, Edinburgh Admission: £5 (concessions £3) Headline poet: John Glenday New poet:Continue reading Shore Poets MARCH: John Glenday, Molly Vogel, Hamish Whyte + Tuesday Rose McDonough
Looking back, looking forward (MOMA and the Open Night)
Looking back: Sunday’s event was fantastic, and we were so thrilled that Kathleen Jamie was able to read her Mark Ogle Memorial Poem. Here she is with Deborah (who was Mark’s wife) and Jane, one of Mark’s twin sisters. Looking forward: we’ll have information about the March event soon, but after that we have theContinue reading Looking back, looking forward (MOMA and the Open Night)
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