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
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!)
Happy New Year! Come and celebrate 2013 at Shore Poets: January
SHORE POETS: JANUARY Henderson’s at St John’s, Lothian Road, Edinburgh 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm Sunday 27th January 2013 Bar from 7.15pm Admission £5 / Concessions £3 Happy New Year to all our friends and followers! We’re starting the new year with a bang this month at Shore Poets: January! Our headline reader is HelenaContinue reading Happy New Year! Come and celebrate 2013 at Shore Poets: January
Come along to Shore Poets: November!
Graham Fulton It’s getting mighty cold outside these days, and it’s extremely tempting to stay wrapped up warm inside. But trust us, it’ll be worth venturing out on Sunday 25th November to see the fantastic trio of poets we’ve got lined up! Our headline poet for November is Graham Fulton, the author of dozens ofContinue reading Come along to Shore Poets: November!
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