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!
Spring is in the air! Come along to Shore Poets: MARCH
Shore Poets comes to you this month from our usual lovely venue, Henderson’s at St John’s, on Easter Sunday. See below for details of our fantastic March line-up! SHORE POETS: MARCH Henderson’s at St John’s, Lothian Road, Edinburgh 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm Sunday 31st March 2013 Bar from 7.15pm Admission £5 / Concessions £3Continue reading Spring is in the air! Come along to Shore Poets: MARCH
Shore Poets: February
Cheryl Follon. Photo by Gerry Cambridge SHORE POETS: FEBRUARY Henderson’s at St John’s, Lothian Road, Edinburgh 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm Sunday 24th February 2013 Bar from 7.15pm Admission £5 / Concessions £3 You’ve already read our recent news — now it’s time for our latest event. This month, our headline reader is Cheryl Follon.Continue reading Shore Poets: February
Shore Poets news!
Jim Carruth reading at our October 2012 event Hello poetry fans and friends! Here’s a quick update, just to keep you up to speed with some of the things we’re up to at Shore Poets. * A big thanks to everyone who came along to our January event, and especially to Helena, Nick and IanContinue reading Shore Poets news!
Reminder: Shore Poets January (+ poster!)
Hello, poetry lovers! Just a quick reminder that this coming Sunday is Shore Poets January: come along and hear the wonderful words of Helena Nelson, Nick Brooks and Ian McDonough. There’ll also be live music from Button Ben! You can let us know you’re coming by visiting our Facebook event, or you can download theContinue reading Reminder: Shore Poets January (+ poster!)
