Shore Poets

Hello, people! Before we get on to the March event, a word about Sunday 30 April, which is our Open Night (with Jane McKie in the Shore Poets spot). If you’re interested in throwing your name in the hat to do a 5-minute reading, please email shorepoetsedinburgh @ gmail.com by the end of the dayContinue reading Shore Poets MARCH – Alan Spence, Kate Hendry, Hamish Whyte, Frank Glynn + It & Them →

In January, we crowned Tim Craven the Quiet Slam 2017 champion! Congratulations to Tim and thanks to all our slammers and our musicians for being so entertaining. Now we’re going back to our usual kind of event, but we still vow to be entertaining. Sunday 26 February 2017 7pm (doors open 630pm) Oh! Outhouse, 12aContinue reading Shore Poets FEBRUARY – Kevin Cadwallender, Jay Whittaker, Ian McDonough + Cera Impala →

Sunday 29th January 2017 7pm (doors open 630pm – but we may not be able to go upstairs immediately) Oh! Outhouse, 12a Broughton Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH1 3LY Admission: £5 (concessions £3) Happy new year! Once more, it’s time for our Quiet Slam! (Or our ‘Quite Slam’ if you type too quickly and forget toContinue reading Shore Poets JANUARY: The Quiet Slam! + the Fraser Sharp Trio →

We’ve had two Quiet Slams (our first one looked like this), and we’re doing a third one! We’ll put up a proper event entry next month, but here are some details in case you want to actively participate. We’re looking for ten performers. Entry is open to anyone, so long as you can be inContinue reading Callout for Slammers – Quiet Slam, January 2017 →

Now that the anniversary celebrations have faded away, here’s our final Shore Poets event of 2016. We’ll soon be looking for performers for our Quiet Slam, which is coming up in January. Keep an eye on this website, or join our mailing list to get information! Sunday 27 November 2016 7pm (doors open 630pm) Oh!Continue reading Shore Poets NOVEMBER – Hugh McMillan, Patricia McCaw, Martin MacIntyre + Tom McAweaney and Ian McDonald →

Hard to believe it, considering how youthful we look (*snaps selfie*), but Shore Poets turns 25 this month, and we’re ready to party! (Admittedly, we’re likely to be tucked up in bed by half-past ten with a mug of cocoa and the Man Booker winner.) We hope you can help us celebrate. Sunday 30 October 2016Continue reading Shore Poets OCTOBER: we’re turning 25! →

Our first Shore Poets event of the season! We hope you had a nice summer. At least two of the Shore Poets went to Greece, and one to Latvia. Before we get started, here are a few brief housekeeping announcements: 1) we have a new mailing list, and if you haven’t signed up yet, here’s yourContinue reading Shore Poets SEPTEMBER: Pamela Besant, Dominic Hale, Diana Hendry + Mirka →

We’re getting things into place! To help you make notes in your diary, here are our upcoming event dates through the end of 2016. We are still at Outhouse on Broughton Street Lane, starting at 7pm (doors open 630pm), but please check back in case there are any changes in the meantime. Sunday 25 September.Continue reading Shore Poets events, 2016-2017 →