Anita Govan
@anitagovan.bsky.social
Spoken Word Artist & Producer, Former MC of Lost in Leith presents: Spoken word & Music. Instagram:@livinginasunbeam
The Scottish Poetry Choir is going to Push the Boat Out!
Join our choir leader Anita Govan on Saturday, November 22, at 1 pm, for this workshop where you'll develop a collaborative spoken word performance with a flash performance at the end of the workshop!
Get PWYC tickets at pushtheboatout.org
Join our choir leader Anita Govan on Saturday, November 22, at 1 pm, for this workshop where you'll develop a collaborative spoken word performance with a flash performance at the end of the workshop!
Get PWYC tickets at pushtheboatout.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Scottish Poetry Choir is going to Push the Boat Out!
Join our choir leader Anita Govan on Saturday, November 22, at 1 pm, for this workshop where you'll develop a collaborative spoken word performance with a flash performance at the end of the workshop!
Get PWYC tickets at pushtheboatout.org
Join our choir leader Anita Govan on Saturday, November 22, at 1 pm, for this workshop where you'll develop a collaborative spoken word performance with a flash performance at the end of the workshop!
Get PWYC tickets at pushtheboatout.org
The first official session of the Scottish Poetry Choir is tonight!
Drop into Greyfriars Charteris Centre this evening, October 14, from 7 pm, to join Scotland's only community choir dedicated to poetry.
For more information and to register, visit scotpoetrychoir.com
Drop into Greyfriars Charteris Centre this evening, October 14, from 7 pm, to join Scotland's only community choir dedicated to poetry.
For more information and to register, visit scotpoetrychoir.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The first official session of the Scottish Poetry Choir is tonight!
Drop into Greyfriars Charteris Centre this evening, October 14, from 7 pm, to join Scotland's only community choir dedicated to poetry.
For more information and to register, visit scotpoetrychoir.com
Drop into Greyfriars Charteris Centre this evening, October 14, from 7 pm, to join Scotland's only community choir dedicated to poetry.
For more information and to register, visit scotpoetrychoir.com
Our autumn term starts tomorrow!
There's still time to register for our free taster session at Greyfriars Charteris Centre here in Edinburgh. We'll be kicking off the brand new term of The Scottish Poetry Choir from 7 pm, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7.
There's still time to register for our free taster session at Greyfriars Charteris Centre here in Edinburgh. We'll be kicking off the brand new term of The Scottish Poetry Choir from 7 pm, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7.
October 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our autumn term starts tomorrow!
There's still time to register for our free taster session at Greyfriars Charteris Centre here in Edinburgh. We'll be kicking off the brand new term of The Scottish Poetry Choir from 7 pm, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7.
There's still time to register for our free taster session at Greyfriars Charteris Centre here in Edinburgh. We'll be kicking off the brand new term of The Scottish Poetry Choir from 7 pm, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7.
Joining The Scottish Poetry Choir is super easy, but maybe you want more info before you sign up?
Well, here are some of our most frequently asked questions including when does our next term start? Tuesday, October 7!
How do I sign up?
On our website, scotpoetrychoir.com
Well, here are some of our most frequently asked questions including when does our next term start? Tuesday, October 7!
How do I sign up?
On our website, scotpoetrychoir.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Joining The Scottish Poetry Choir is super easy, but maybe you want more info before you sign up?
Well, here are some of our most frequently asked questions including when does our next term start? Tuesday, October 7!
How do I sign up?
On our website, scotpoetrychoir.com
Well, here are some of our most frequently asked questions including when does our next term start? Tuesday, October 7!
How do I sign up?
On our website, scotpoetrychoir.com
Ever wondered what The Scottish Poetry Choir sounds like?
Here’s a little sneak peek from our performance at Pianodrome in June. Our performances are a collaboration between choir members and our choir director Anita who choose how to combine their voices together.
Poem: Rush Hour by Anita Govan
Here’s a little sneak peek from our performance at Pianodrome in June. Our performances are a collaboration between choir members and our choir director Anita who choose how to combine their voices together.
Poem: Rush Hour by Anita Govan
September 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ever wondered what The Scottish Poetry Choir sounds like?
Here’s a little sneak peek from our performance at Pianodrome in June. Our performances are a collaboration between choir members and our choir director Anita who choose how to combine their voices together.
Poem: Rush Hour by Anita Govan
Here’s a little sneak peek from our performance at Pianodrome in June. Our performances are a collaboration between choir members and our choir director Anita who choose how to combine their voices together.
Poem: Rush Hour by Anita Govan
Join us for the autumn term of The Scottish Poetry Choir!
Edinburgh's community poetry choir is back on Tuesday, October 7, with a free taster session at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. Come along to engage with poetry in a new and exciting way.
Get more info and sign up at scotpoetrychoir.com
Edinburgh's community poetry choir is back on Tuesday, October 7, with a free taster session at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. Come along to engage with poetry in a new and exciting way.
Get more info and sign up at scotpoetrychoir.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us for the autumn term of The Scottish Poetry Choir!
Edinburgh's community poetry choir is back on Tuesday, October 7, with a free taster session at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. Come along to engage with poetry in a new and exciting way.
Get more info and sign up at scotpoetrychoir.com
Edinburgh's community poetry choir is back on Tuesday, October 7, with a free taster session at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. Come along to engage with poetry in a new and exciting way.
Get more info and sign up at scotpoetrychoir.com
Thanks so much for joining us last week!
It was a great session and we can't wait for the next one tomorrow at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. See you there from 7-9 pm.
It was a great session and we can't wait for the next one tomorrow at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. See you there from 7-9 pm.
May 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thanks so much for joining us last week!
It was a great session and we can't wait for the next one tomorrow at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. See you there from 7-9 pm.
It was a great session and we can't wait for the next one tomorrow at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. See you there from 7-9 pm.
The Scottish Poetry Choir is back tonight!
If you didn't sign up, don't worry. We're still welcoming people to our innovative new community choir. Drop in to Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh from 7-9 pm. Pop in to see how group poetry performance can take you to a new creative place!
If you didn't sign up, don't worry. We're still welcoming people to our innovative new community choir. Drop in to Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh from 7-9 pm. Pop in to see how group poetry performance can take you to a new creative place!
May 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The Scottish Poetry Choir is back tonight!
If you didn't sign up, don't worry. We're still welcoming people to our innovative new community choir. Drop in to Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh from 7-9 pm. Pop in to see how group poetry performance can take you to a new creative place!
If you didn't sign up, don't worry. We're still welcoming people to our innovative new community choir. Drop in to Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh from 7-9 pm. Pop in to see how group poetry performance can take you to a new creative place!
Join the Scottish Poetry Choir today!
Today is the last day to sign up for the pilot term of Scotland's first-ever spoken word community choir. Find out more at scotpoetrychoir.com
Today is the last day to sign up for the pilot term of Scotland's first-ever spoken word community choir. Find out more at scotpoetrychoir.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Join the Scottish Poetry Choir today!
Today is the last day to sign up for the pilot term of Scotland's first-ever spoken word community choir. Find out more at scotpoetrychoir.com
Today is the last day to sign up for the pilot term of Scotland's first-ever spoken word community choir. Find out more at scotpoetrychoir.com
Here's a snippet from our first Scottish Poetry Choir session to brighten your Sunday!
I'm really looking forward to our next meeting on May 13 at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. We'll see you on Tuesday from 7-9 pm for some more group poetry performance.
I'm really looking forward to our next meeting on May 13 at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. We'll see you on Tuesday from 7-9 pm for some more group poetry performance.
May 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here's a snippet from our first Scottish Poetry Choir session to brighten your Sunday!
I'm really looking forward to our next meeting on May 13 at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. We'll see you on Tuesday from 7-9 pm for some more group poetry performance.
I'm really looking forward to our next meeting on May 13 at Greyfriars Charteris Centre. We'll see you on Tuesday from 7-9 pm for some more group poetry performance.
Thank you for coming to the first session of The Scottish Poetry Choir!
We enjoyed getting to know everyone and experimenting with Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan and Anita’s D is for Dragons. We’ll be at Greyfriars Charteris Centre next Tuesday, May 13, for some more group poetry performance!
We enjoyed getting to know everyone and experimenting with Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan and Anita’s D is for Dragons. We’ll be at Greyfriars Charteris Centre next Tuesday, May 13, for some more group poetry performance!
May 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thank you for coming to the first session of The Scottish Poetry Choir!
We enjoyed getting to know everyone and experimenting with Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan and Anita’s D is for Dragons. We’ll be at Greyfriars Charteris Centre next Tuesday, May 13, for some more group poetry performance!
We enjoyed getting to know everyone and experimenting with Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan and Anita’s D is for Dragons. We’ll be at Greyfriars Charteris Centre next Tuesday, May 13, for some more group poetry performance!
Did you spot the Scottish Poetry Choir last week?
Thanks to The Edinburgh Minute, I AM LOUD Productions, and Women Who Write Edinburgh for sharing our opportunity to join Scotland's first-ever spoken word choir in their newsletters. We are delighted many wonderful communities support this project!
Thanks to The Edinburgh Minute, I AM LOUD Productions, and Women Who Write Edinburgh for sharing our opportunity to join Scotland's first-ever spoken word choir in their newsletters. We are delighted many wonderful communities support this project!
May 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Did you spot the Scottish Poetry Choir last week?
Thanks to The Edinburgh Minute, I AM LOUD Productions, and Women Who Write Edinburgh for sharing our opportunity to join Scotland's first-ever spoken word choir in their newsletters. We are delighted many wonderful communities support this project!
Thanks to The Edinburgh Minute, I AM LOUD Productions, and Women Who Write Edinburgh for sharing our opportunity to join Scotland's first-ever spoken word choir in their newsletters. We are delighted many wonderful communities support this project!
Our first session is getting so close and there's still time to sign up!
Here's another testimonial from one of our R&D participants about why you should join the Scottish Poetry Choir
Here's another testimonial from one of our R&D participants about why you should join the Scottish Poetry Choir
May 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our first session is getting so close and there's still time to sign up!
Here's another testimonial from one of our R&D participants about why you should join the Scottish Poetry Choir
Here's another testimonial from one of our R&D participants about why you should join the Scottish Poetry Choir
The Scottish Poetry Choir is bringing group poetry performance to life with this non-competitive alternative to publishing and slam!
April 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Scottish Poetry Choir is bringing group poetry performance to life with this non-competitive alternative to publishing and slam!
We asked some of the R&D participants what they thought about working with poetry at Soundhouse Choir last term!
Turns out, they loved it and recommend you give it a go.
Turns out, they loved it and recommend you give it a go.
April 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We asked some of the R&D participants what they thought about working with poetry at Soundhouse Choir last term!
Turns out, they loved it and recommend you give it a go.
Turns out, they loved it and recommend you give it a go.
Today, we're answering some frequently asked questions about our amazing community-focused project, The Scottish Poetry Choir. Go to scotpoetrychoir.com to get more info about Scotland's first-ever Poetry Choir and sign up for our taster session on Tuesday, May 6!
April 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today, we're answering some frequently asked questions about our amazing community-focused project, The Scottish Poetry Choir. Go to scotpoetrychoir.com to get more info about Scotland's first-ever Poetry Choir and sign up for our taster session on Tuesday, May 6!
After the Scottish Poetry Choir launch last week, we're so happy so many of you are signing up to join our free taster session on May 6.
And here's some BTS from our R&D with Soundhouse Choir to get the rest of you to join our performance poetry revolution at scotpoetrychoir.com
And here's some BTS from our R&D with Soundhouse Choir to get the rest of you to join our performance poetry revolution at scotpoetrychoir.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
After the Scottish Poetry Choir launch last week, we're so happy so many of you are signing up to join our free taster session on May 6.
And here's some BTS from our R&D with Soundhouse Choir to get the rest of you to join our performance poetry revolution at scotpoetrychoir.com
And here's some BTS from our R&D with Soundhouse Choir to get the rest of you to join our performance poetry revolution at scotpoetrychoir.com
Been happily working in the glorious sunshine on my poems for the Scottish Poetry Choir. Starting to get really excited. If your interested we have a FREE taster 6th May 7pm 9pm session sign up here: scotpoetrychoir.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Been happily working in the glorious sunshine on my poems for the Scottish Poetry Choir. Starting to get really excited. If your interested we have a FREE taster 6th May 7pm 9pm session sign up here: scotpoetrychoir.com
Introducing The Scottish Poetry Choir 🏴
After some teasers from Heather Macleod, Marty Hailey, and Naomi Head, and a couple of exciting months of Research & Development with Soundhouse Choir, I'm ready to reveal my latest project - The Scottish Poetry Choir.
After some teasers from Heather Macleod, Marty Hailey, and Naomi Head, and a couple of exciting months of Research & Development with Soundhouse Choir, I'm ready to reveal my latest project - The Scottish Poetry Choir.
April 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Introducing The Scottish Poetry Choir 🏴
After some teasers from Heather Macleod, Marty Hailey, and Naomi Head, and a couple of exciting months of Research & Development with Soundhouse Choir, I'm ready to reveal my latest project - The Scottish Poetry Choir.
After some teasers from Heather Macleod, Marty Hailey, and Naomi Head, and a couple of exciting months of Research & Development with Soundhouse Choir, I'm ready to reveal my latest project - The Scottish Poetry Choir.
Good luck with #Creative Scotland #organisations #funding today. If u succeeded. Well done 👏 If u didn't Our thoughts are with U. 😢 Take a breath & some time, re-group. We believe u will come back stronger🔥 Artist & communities still depend on your passion, commitment and resilience of spirit. ❤️
January 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Good luck with #Creative Scotland #organisations #funding today. If u succeeded. Well done 👏 If u didn't Our thoughts are with U. 😢 Take a breath & some time, re-group. We believe u will come back stronger🔥 Artist & communities still depend on your passion, commitment and resilience of spirit. ❤️
So just really getting started on this. But glad to be here. If you know me please join me.
December 1, 2024 at 3:13 PM
So just really getting started on this. But glad to be here. If you know me please join me.