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Ash Dickinson: Slinky Espadrilles
Date	Location
Multiple slam champion and performance poet reads from his debut collection. View full details
2 Jun 8pm	The Canon's Gait, Edinburgh

Caesura
Date	Location
A night of poetry, performance and spoken word. View full details
29 Jun 8pm With performances from slam champion Kevin Cadwallander, Peter Manson (famed for his experimental…	The White Horse, Edinburgh

Café Voices
Date	Location
A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. View full details
13 Jun 7pm Storyteller Lilian Ross hosts an evening of stories of the nice and the nasty, entitled 'Thorns and Roses'.	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

The Dead Poets Slam
Date	Location
Local performance poets morph into their literary heroes as they honour and remix classic poetry for a slam audience. The competition's open to everyone, with prizes to be won and props, costumes and theatrics encouraged. Email inkyfingersedinburgh@gmail.com to take part and claim your poetry alter ego in advance. View full details
20 Jun 8pm	City Café, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Independent & Radical Book Fair
Date	Location
The Independent and Radical Book Fair hosts another plethora (over 70 publishers were present at the last festival) of left-field stalls, as well as exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, creative writing events and author talks. View full details
24 Oct–28 Oct Times vary	Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

Encounters: Choosing Myths and Fairytales
Date	Location
Scots Makar, poet and playwright Liz Lochhead discusses her work and its connections with myth and fairytales from Scottish and European traditions with Robyn Marsack, Director of the Scottish Poetry Library. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
28 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: Fresh Voices
Date	Location
Jen Hadfield, the English poet and artist, who found inspiration and a new voice when she moved to Shetland five years ago, Scottish teen fiction writer Jamie Jauncey and Lawrence Rhodes, Artistic Director of New York’s Juilliard Dance, discuss regeneration and renewal of the arts. Chaired by Richard Holloway, Chairman of Sistema Scotland. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
27 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: The Four Nations of the United Kingdom
Date	Location
A distinguished panel of creative writers meets to explore the voices of the four nations of the United Kingdom. Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, Scots poet and novelist Jackie Kay, writer and Wales’ first National Poet Gwyneth Lewis and English poet Lavinia Greenlaw come together for a series of readings and to discuss the distinctive voices that comprise the United Kingdom today. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Guid Crack Club
Date	Location
Regular storytelling club involving song and music aplenty. View full details
29 Jun 7.30pm Host Noel Cochrane and his daughter Marie Louise Cochrane lead a night of tales for journeying.	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

In Your Own Time
Date	Location
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 offer too. View full details
9 Jun 1.30pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Inky Fingers Open Mic
Date	Location
A fresh platform for people who love words. Email ahead (inkyfingersedinburgh@gmail.com) for a chance to perform, or just watch and admire. View full details
26 Jun 8pm 24 Jul 8pm	The Third Door, Edinburgh

Laughing at the Clock: Aonghas MacNeacail
Date	Location
Reading to celebrate Aonghas MacNeacail's 70th birthday and the launch of his new poetry collection. View full details
6 Jun 6.30pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Locating the Nest
Date	Location
Words (by poet Tom Pow), images (by printmaker Hugh Bryden) and sculptures (by craft-artist Lizzie Farey) exploring the idea of the nest. View full details
15 May–22 Jul Mon–Sun 10am–6pm	John Hope Gateway Centre at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

No Rhyme, No Reason
Date	Location
Poetry night with a showcase of themed poems and a competitive slam. View full details
10 Jun 8pm	The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Poetry & Coffee
Date	Location
Monthly morning poetry readings. View full details
7 Jun 10am	Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant, Edinburgh

Pressure Valve
Date	Location
Weekly open mic session for poetry, music and spoken word. View full details
20 May–24 Jun Sun 8pm	The Pear Tree House, Edinburgh

The School of Poets
Date	Location
Monthly workshop-type poetry session aiming to encourage and develop writing skills. Beginners and more experienced writers are equally welcome. You can attend any session as a taster, and if you like it, join up for the year (membership £10 (£5)). View full details
5 Jun 6pm 10 Jul 6pm 11 Sep 6pm 9 Oct 6pm 13 Nov 6pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Shore Poets
Date	Location
Regular local poetry meet, with readings of new verse and live music. View full details
24 Jun 7.45pm This time, George Gunn reads with Christine De Luca and William Donald Stewart. With music from Just Voices.	The Lot, Edinburgh
30 Jun 7.45pm	Henderson's @ St John's, Edinburgh

Simon Jackson/Torpedo Buoy, Poetry Book and Album Launch
Date	Location
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, poetry, drink and biscuits are all on hand. View full details
23 Jun 2pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Spoken Erotica
Date	Location
Live exhibition of literary erotica, with poetry and spoken word. Part of Festival of the Erotic Arts. View full details and ticket info
23 Jun (Over-18s only) 3pm	Whitespace, Edinburgh

Tessa Ransford, Pauline Prior-Pitt and Chrys Salt
Date	Location
Three poets read from their collections. Part of Edinburgh Book Fringe. View full details
15 Aug 1pm	Word Power Bookshop, Edinburgh

Tom Pow: In Another World
Date	Location
Launch of Tom Pow's new book exploring the impact of population change, In Another World – Among Europe's Dying Villages. View full details
19 Jun 6.30pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

The Warrior Poets: A Multinational Perspective on World War Two
Date	Location
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 particular focus on ideas about national identity and Britishness. View full details
28 Jun 6pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

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