New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/y603_s-kHbo At our October 2025 open mic, Eve Mumford performed this bold reminder of the importance of self-respect and empowerment. Learn more about the Loud Poets Open Mic : scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:63...

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/Y3aZVtcgzUE From RJ Hunter, a gripping, important poem on dysphoria, visibility, and trans rights, performed at our September 2025 open mic. Learn more about the Loud Poets Open Mic: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:63...

Announcing the amazing list of Slammers for our Glasgow Slam on Jan 9th at CCA Glasgow. Make sure to grab your tickets: www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/lo...

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/2WFpKVUvabg From Gilad Zinman, some deeply moving reflections, divined from a wishing well. Learn more about Gilad Zinman's work via www.instagram.com/lower_all_yo... Thank you to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Scottish spoken word scene.

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/EkhZJgbhmVw 'This is the tale of a boy who cried but never learned to scream.' From Emily Briggs, a powerful retelling of the boy who cried wolf. Learn more about Emily: www.instagram.com/emilygracebr... More about our partner's on this event: pushtheboatout.org

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/xV6TzW50uqk From Josh Cake, a powerful poem about climate change and the consequences of inaction. Learn more about Josh via www.instagram.com/joshcakemusic We were delighted to partner with Push the Boat Out Festival! Learn more at pushtheboatout.org

New Full Slam! Watch here: youtu.be/pfEORRSt2dk On 22rd November 2025, we held our Edinburgh Heat at the Pleasance Theatre in Edinburgh in partnership with Push the Boat Out Festival! We were delighted to partner with Push the Boat Out Festival on this event! Learn more at pushtheboatout.org

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/RAbVWO4oAoI From Molly Knox, a tender poem about loneliness and celebration. Learn more about Molly Knox's work via www.instagram.com/mollymoon28_ We were delighted to partner with Push the Boat Out Festival on this event! Learn more at pushtheboatout.org

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/qWjRUzFDV1o From Beth Rose, a powerful poem on loss and the endurance of love. Learn more about Beth: www.instagram.com/simplythebet... Jack Hinks provided musical accompaniment for the poets in the final round. Learn more about Jack: www.jackhinks.co.uk

Join us 9th Jan to cheer, clap and holler as Glasgow’s top poets compete in the second of 10 heats for the biggest prize in UK slam poetry. You have until the 23rd of December to signup to take part! forms.gle/BJFGyyWCMDri... Stay tuned for an update on tickets going on sale soon!

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/ipN0RW8u1eg In the final round of our Edinburgh 2025 Slam, Heather Rose performed this powerful poem pleading for understanding, empathy, and love. We were delighted to partner with Push the Boat Out Festival on this event! Learn more at pushtheboatout.org

Our last Open Mic of 2025 is TONIGHT! With the phenominal feature, Dr Carly Brown! If you missed it last time, heres a few pictures to set the scene for this evening. The event is FREE, with doors at 6.30 for a 7pm start at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Hope to see you tonight!

This morning we're wrapping up copies of our anthology to post out this afternoon! Thanks so much to everyone who's ordered one. If you're looking for a holiday gift for the poetry lover in your life (who might be you...) order now through our Etsy store: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1... #poetry

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/g5Y_bGuV2KY In the final round of our Edinburgh Slam Heat, our Sacrificial Poet Lucas Sheridan performed this gorgeous ode to community, solidarity, and finding the beauty in quotidian moments.

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/t6y5YrxfQck From Steve A Poet, a moving poem on violent, displacement, and humanity, performed at our 10th November 2025 open mic. Learn more about the Loud Poets Open Mic: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:63...

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/7lckpcWQQEo From Doroti Polgar, a moving poem on names, migration, and belonging, performed at our 10th November 2025 open mic! Learn moreabout the Loud Poets Open Mic : scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:63...

Our last Open Mic of 2025 is next week! This will certainly be one to remember with feature poet, Dr Carly Brown! Dr Carly Brown is an award-winning poet and fiction writer originally from Austin, Texas and now living in Edinburgh. Learn more about Carly's work via carlyjbrown.com

The Loudcast is BACK! Watch it here: youtu.be/__wkR9HfQyU Or wherever you get your podcasts Welcome back to the LoudCast! New host, RJ Hunter, brings the Loud Poets Podcast back with a BANG with an in-depth chat and slam analysis with former host and I Am Loud Creative Director, Kevin McLean!

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/ensthApFp-o From Pepita Mwanga, a powerful poem written for the Young Women and Democracy Summit, performed at our October 2025 open mic! Learn more about the Loud Poets Open Mic here: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:63...

We're hiring! We're looking for a Social Media & Marketing Officer to join our team in the new year. The deadline to apply is midnight on Sunday, 14th December 2025. More information on the role and application details here: tinyurl.com/iamloudjob

Here's a few small, independent publishers (and poets) who won't be doing Black Friday, but who do deserve your support. And where the money will be ending up with talented artists, rather than going into the pockets of multinationals. Ready? Here we go... /1

Join us in person and online for this year's Metaphors for a Black Future! Writing with and the Practice of Permission with Foluke Taylor by & for Black writers. Check out the full details & register now: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/metaphors-fo...

Poetic #findoftheday: performance by @katieailes.bsky.social

The Loudcast is returning! On November 30th we are launching the latest season of The Loudcast with NEW HOST, RJ Hunter! The first guest is none other than the former host and creative director of I Am Loud, Kevin Mclean! The Loudcast is available wherever good podcasts are found.

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/fr6q0pP6FAs From Katie Ailes, a searing indictment of the Trump administration and a love letter to all those resisting. Learn more about Kate: www.katieailes.com Jack Hinks provided musical accompaniment to this poem. Learn about Jack's work: www.jackhinks.co.uk

Truly ridiculous quality at last night's slam. I'm constantly blown away by the calibre of the Scottish spoken word scene, and even more so by the community and the support the poets give each other. What a night!

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/xuaX6BiVS88 From Dean Tsang, a stunning performance merging poetry and beat-box, performed at our October 2025 open mic! Learn more about Dean's work via linktr.ee/deantsangpoe...

Our penultimate open mic of the year is tonight! Featuring the sensational Spencer Mason! The event is free with doors at 6.30 for a 7pm start. We are loving our new venue and heres a few snaps of last open mic.

EDINBURGH, WHAT A SLAM! Thank you so much to all the poets for your phenomenal performances, to our very loud sold out audience, and to the wonderful team at @ptbopoetry.bsky.social for hosting us. And congratulations to our new Edinburgh Champion Heather Rose!

New Video! Watch here: youtu.be/_1ShT5YpLSo A moving ode to the power of poetry to hold space for the sacred and build community, performed live by Beth Rose at our September 2025 open mic! Beth Rose is a Scottish poet and reviewer. Learn more about her work via www.instagram.com/simplythebet...

Our host for our Trans Day of Remembrance event next Sunday @argonautbooks.bsky.social is JJ Fadaka!

Join us @argonautbooks.bsky.social next weekend to commemorate trans day of remembrance with a lineup of fantastic trans and non-binary readers from across Scotland. #trans #transrights #scottish #scotland #tdor

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

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-...

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.

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

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

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

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...

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.

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

‘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

Katie Ailes performs “Outwith” at @iamloudpro.bsky.social in Dumfries in 2022: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBem...

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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...

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...