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An Clachan, Off La Belle Place, Glasgow
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11 Jul Noon Cracking On: Picnic Poetry A picnic and some poetry, taking in the positive sides of ageing with verse from AC Clarke, Margaret Christie, Joy Howard, Eleanor Livingstone…
The Birkbeck Tavern, 45 Langthorne Road, London E11
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20 Jun Jun 20, 8.30pm Rory Ellis & Attila The Stockbroker, Steve White Contemporary folk and poetry by the duo of the Australian singer-songwriter and performance poet.
Blackwells, 53–59 South Bridge, Edinburgh
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19 Jun 6.30pm Tom Pow: In Another World Launch of Tom Pow's new book exploring the impact of population change, In Another World – Among Europe's Dying Villages.
Books and Beans, Belmont Street, Aberdeen
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31 May 6.30pm The Mirror and the Inkwell Launch of a chapbook brimming with work by members of the Spring Tides Poetry Group.
31 May 6.30pm
28 Jun 6.30pm
26 Jul 6.30pm 		Poetry at Books and Beans Monthly poetry gathering which features the occasional book launch, open floor session and special guest.
The Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate, Edinburgh
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2 Jun 8pm Ash Dickinson: Slinky Espadrilles Multiple slam champion and performance poet reads from his debut collection.
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
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31 May 6.30pm Book Launch: Colin Poole and Tawona Sithole Two Glasgow-based poets launch their new collections, Verse Versus the Bourgoisie and In Living Spirit, with a night of spoken word and music.
9 Jun 7.30pm Féile na Gaeilge Glaschú: Oíche na Scriobhneoirí – Writers Night Writers from the writers’ group Ciorcal Scríbhneoireachta Gaoth Dobhair, from the Donegal Gaeltacht, visit Scotland together for the first time and…
30 May 7.30pm Glasgow Poetry Book Group This time the group discusses two poetry pamphlets: Maitreyahandhu's The Bond and Christy Ducker's Armour. An informal discussion where all are…
9 Jun 7.30pm Seeds of Thought Diverse live performance and spoken word night, including everything from traditional African 'mbira' music to comedy, dramatic sketches and visual…
Centre 81, 2–16 Braes Avenue, Clydebank
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22 Jun 4pm A Story to Tell Join Tawona Sithole and the Isaro Social Integration Network for urban poetry, music and storytelling drawing on experiences of refugees settling in…
Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester
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25 Jun Jun 25, 8pm Rhythm And Words A fusion of spoken Word, hip hop and poetry.
Dalswinton Village Hall, Dalswinton
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2 Jun 12.30pm Open Mike Cafe Bring an instrument, sing a song or recite a poem at this open mic afternoon.
Dumbarton Library, Strathleven Place, Dumbarton
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31 May 7.30pm The Deil’s Awa Wi’ Th’ Exciseman Gerard Carruthers, Professor of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University, leads an evening celebrating Robert Burns, with performances of poems and…
Harmony Garden, St Mary's Road, Melrose
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16 Jun 11am The Davidson Chalmers Write On! Writing Competition Awards Over-9s only
The Scottish Borders' most talented young poets accept their awards.
Henderson's @ St John's, St John's Terrace, 3 Lothian Road, Edinburgh
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30 Jun 7.45pm Shore Poets Regular local poetry meet, with readings of new verse and live music.
Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
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7 Jun 10am Poetry & Coffee Monthly morning poetry readings.
Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, Glasgow
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7 Jun 2pm Explore Nature Through Poetry David Betteridge leads an exploration of nature in all its vigour and variety, and how it has been recorded in verse. Part of the West End Festival.
Melrose Parish Church, Weirhill, St Mary's Road, Melrose
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16 Jun 2pm You Can Write! Join poet Julian Colton and learners from Community Learning and Development in writing poetry and challenging your perceptions of the writing…
Mercat Hotel, The Square, Cumnock
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14 Jun 8pm Poets and Pints Relax with a drink and enjoy local poets. Part of Cumnock Music Festival.
National Wool Museum, Llandysul
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20 Jun Jun 20, 10am–1pm Writing Surgeries Receive feedback on your poetry or prose in a one-to-one session with poet Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch.
The Old Passage, Passage Road, Gloucester
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6 May–30 Dec From May 4, Tue–Sun 11am–late, ongoing Earth, Water, Wind, Sky Paintings, prints, photography, sculpture and poetry inspired by the River Severn and the path it takes through the Gloucestershire countryside.
The Pear Tree House, 34 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
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20 May–24 Jun Sun 8pm Pressure Valve Weekly open mic session for poetry, music and spoken word.
Peedie Kirk Hall, Palace Road, Kirkwall
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25 Jun 5.30pm Ron Ferguson Refreshments are provided. Ron Ferguson talks about his recent biography, George Mackay Brown: The Wound and the Gift, exploring Mackay Brown's…
Prestoungrange Gothenburg, 227–229 High Street, Prestonpans
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3 Jun 1pm Poets and Pans: A Tapestry of Poets Collaborative poetry performance event bringing together the skills of three different writers' groups. An array of local poets are presided over by…
Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, Edinburgh
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John Hope Gateway Centre
15 May–22 Jul Mon–Sun 10am–6pm 		Locating the Nest Words (by poet Tom Pow), images (by printmaker Hugh Bryden) and sculptures (by craft-artist Lizzie Farey) exploring the idea of the nest.
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh
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9 Jun 1.30pm In Your Own Time Poets from Newcastle's Northern Poetry workshop, including Dundee's own WN Herbert, read from their new anthology. There's a free glass of wine on…
6 Jun 6.30pm Laughing at the Clock: Aonghas MacNeacail Reading to celebrate Aonghas MacNeacail's 70th birthday and the launch of his new poetry collection.
23 Jun 2pm Simon Jackson/Torpedo Buoy, Poetry Book and Album Launch Multi-talented Simon Jackson, aka Torpedo Buoy, launches his poetry book Fragile Cargo and his new album Tomorrow when I awake as god. Live music…
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, Edinburgh
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28 Jun 6pm The Warrior Poets: A Multinational Perspective on World War Two An event co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars and the Scottish Poetry Library, exploring the poetry of World War Two with…
Scottish Writers' Centre, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
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14 Jun 7pm Scottish Writers' Centre presents In Process: Liz Lochhead on Playwriting The Makar discusses the process of playwriting.

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