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Scotland's premiere spoken word organisation
Loud Poets: Best Regular UK Spoken Word Night 2023
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New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/m0sQITbBtRg

From Agata Maslowska, a surreal exploration of time, accompanied by Jack Hinks.

Agata Maslowska was born in Poland and lives in Scotland. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in many magazines.

Learn more about Agata's work via agatamaslowska.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This Saturday we kick off our brand-new Slam Series with our Edinburgh Heat at @ptbopoetry.bsky.social! In addition to a stellar lineup of slammers, we're delighted to feature last year's Edinburgh Champion, Lucas Sheridan, as our Sacrificial Poet!

Tickets: pushtheboatout.org/events/loud-...
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Announcing our feature for next week's open mic, the one, the only...SPENCER MASON!

Spencer Mason is a multi-disciplinary storyteller and musician based in Glasgow's East End.

Free Entry!
Venue: The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Doors at 6.30 for a 7pm start.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/o1mbPrw-fnY

An evocative poem from Antosh Wojcik, accompanied by Jack Hinks.

Antosh is a poet, drummer, and sound designer. His work explores memory, heritage, labour, time & the destabilisation of these things.

Learn more about Antosh via www.antoshwojcik.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/z2MZX-D5kXg

Poets will be familiar with the bittersweet feedback we often get after shows - and Molly wrote a poem about it!

Learn more about Molly's work via www.mollynaylor.com

Learn more about Bad Betty Press via badbettypress.com
Molly Naylor - I Hate Poetry, But That Wasn't That Bad || Spoken Word Poetry ||
Our 16th October 2025 Loud Poets Showcase at the Scottish Storytelling Centre was a special collaboration with Bad Betty Press, featuring Francis-Xavier Mukiibi, Molly Naylor, Antosh Wojcik, and…
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New video!
Watch here: youtu.be/mbzlQaIZ498

From Spencer Mason, a spellbinding three-poem set accompanied by Jack Hinks.

Spencer is a multi-disciplinary storyteller and musician based in Glasgow's East End.

Learn more about Spencer's work via spencermason.co.uk & Jack's via www.jackhinks.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/Ch6_Jhtifk4

Our 16th October 2025 Loud Poets Showcase was a special collaboration with Bad Betty Press.

This poem sequence is featured in Francis' collection 'Mutabani & [ ]ther Poems' (Bad Betty Press, 2025). Order it here: badbettypress.com/product/muta...
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Open Mic is back tonight!

We are back @scottishstorytellingcentre with the tremendous feature Pepita Mwanga!

The event is free with doors at 6.30 for a 7pm start.

Here's a few more photos from October's Open Mic.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/UQwOOYEi_rM

When Lucy Beth performed at our Fringe show, she treated us to this short excerpt from 'Ma Name Is Isabelle.' A reimagining of the story behind the famous bothy ballad Bogie’s Bonnie Belle.

Learn more about Lucy Beth's work via linktr.ee/lucy.beth
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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‘outwith’: preposition: outside; beyond. A term unique to Scotland.

Revising my visa essay,
applying for three more years
here, I read my own scribbled words:

Comparable opportunities for critical study
do not exist outwith Scotland…

—Katie Ailes, “Outwith”
Glasgow Women Poets, Four-em Press 2016
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Katie Ailes performs “Outwith” at @iamloudpro.bsky.social in Dumfries in 2022:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBem...
Katie Ailes - Outwith || Spoken Word Poetry ||
YouTube video by I Am Loud Productions
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November 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/icgcsKU6xI8

From Kate Ireland, an ode to her gran - and to a slower pace.

Kate Ireland is a poet and performer from Glasgow, based in Manchester.
Learn more about Kate's work via www.kateireland.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New Video!
Watch: youtu.be/UBT_e6sWLUw

Content note: graphic depiction of violence, suicide, war

The poem is dedicated to and inspired by Aaron Bushnell who self-immolated in an act of desperate protest directed towards the US Government.
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our feature for next weeks open mic is Pepita Mwanga!

Pepita is an international spoken word poet, award winning voice actor, lawyer, and international development practitioner.

The event is free and open to poets of all ages and experience levels.

Doors at 6.30 for a 7pm start.
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/sgHOhDE081k

At our October 2025 open mic, we were treated to feature performances from the amazing Angela Yausheva!

Learn more about Angela's work: linktr.ee/speaking_tha...

Open mic info: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:63...
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/R-iuVwNr-Xw

From Mark Gallie, a poignant plea from our natural world, accompanied by Jack Hinks.

Learn more about Mark's work via linktr.ee/markgallie_

Jack Hinks provided musical accompaniment for this poem. Learn more about Jack's work via www.jackhinks.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Dean is one of the most exciting new voices to emerge from the Edinburgh spoken word scene in the past few years, and this poem is a powerhouse. Well worth a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4H1...
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/f4H1UU3nUHQ

From Dean Tsang, a powerful rebuke to the Reform Party's anti-immigration stance.

Learn more about Dean's work via linktr.ee/deantsangpoe...
October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our next Open Mic is November 10.

We do not have an Open Mic this evening as the Scottish International Storytelling Festival is currently underway! This is an amazing festival with so many talented performers and shows!

Check out the festival programme here: www.sisf.org.uk/wp-content/u...
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Setting up for this months Poetry In The Park, which this month will be inside the glorious Common Sense cafe due to beastliness of weather.
See you at 1pm for some poetic loveliness
#WhatsOnAberdeen #Poetry #Performance
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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This year no ticket or jacket required for the Forward Prizes live stream just rock up on this YouTube link.

www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/for...
Forward Prizes Ceremony 2025: Live Stream | Southbank Centre
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/Qx7Sg1wJ2hM

In August 2025 we celebrated our 10th Edinburgh Fringe run with a brand new show, featuring several fantastic guest performers!

Ben Macpherson has classy, delicious ambitions - he wants to be a wine guy!

Learn more about Ben via linktr.ee/Benmacpherson
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/VcylmQBfWVk

From Tracey S. Rosenberg, a powerful poem about the war in Ukraine and the complexity of spectatorship.

Learn more about Tracey's work via www.instagram.com/traceysrosen...

Learn more about our partners for the Grand Slam Final: www.edbookfest.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!

Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
New Writing Scotland Submission Manager
New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Proud book mama stylee! 😁🥹 Three sleeps to launch! Come and meet our amazing contributors on Saturday, and hear poems, real-life and invented stories, a script and a game.

🎫 www.tickettailor.com/events/jedap...
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM