We're wrapping up our Summer of Slam in Manchester! Join us on Thursday, July 23, at The Rat and Pigeon as we host our first-ever Manchester Slam Heat. Come watch Manchester’s top poets compete for the title and a £200 cash prize. Book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...

We're going big for our final July tour day! Join us today at Civic House in Glasgow for our next Masterclass. Diz Undone hosts this workshop focused on the power of rap lyricism in poetry where you'll explore how it can elevate your writing. Book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...

We're off to Aberdeen today! We'll be at the Lemon Tree tonight, Friday, July 3, for our second Showcase of July. Book tickets: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/lou...

Our July Showcase tour starts today! Join us this evening, Thursday, July 2, at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh as we welcome the genre-defying Diz Undone to Scotland. Book tickets: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:64...

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/1KH4fDJ1bbc At our 2026 Nottingham Slam Heat, Robbie Hood performed this piece about broken promises to young people. Learn more about Robbie's work: www.instagram.com/robbie.hood.poetry Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work.

Our first-ever Belfast Slam Champ is Fiona McShane! Thanks so much to all of the Slammers who joined us at The Duncairn on Saturday, June 27. The Slam was incredible and we're so pleased to have connected with the very talented poetry community in Northern Ireland.

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/w7-HKc755BM A selection of Open Mic performers from the May 2026 Loud Poets Open Mics. Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Scottish Spoken Word scene.

Join us for the Loud Poets open mic tonight! We're back at the Scottish Storytelling Centre for our second June open mic this evening, Monday, June 29. Today we're welcoming Ale de Luis as featured poet alongside our usual array of excellent open micers.

New Loudcast! Watch here: youtu.be/Wn_w4dyWHtA Welcome to June's special Pride episode of the Loudcast! RJ Hunter welcomes poet and spoken word artist, TJ, to discuss their experiences as trans artists in a welcoming community surrounded by a hostile climate, and the joys of being trans poets.

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/PIEcLGRbWTA At our 2026 Nottingham Slam Heat, finalist Camile Hernandez shared this poem about living between two cultures. Find out more about Camila's work: www.instagram.com/caminthemarg... Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work.

Tickets for our Grand Slam Final are on sale! Join us at Edinburgh International Book Festival on Saturday, August 15, at 3.30 pm. Book your tickets: www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/loud-...

See you on Saturday, Belfast! Join us on Saturday, June 27, at The Duncairn to see who will take the title of Belfast Slam Champion and qualify for our Grand Slam Final this August. Book your tickets: www.theduncairn.com/events/l-am-...

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/FQ4Vi2Sw1jo Jake Wild Hall performed this piece about growing up on a council estate in the final round of our first-ever Nottingham Slam Heat. Find out more about Jake's work: www.instagram.com/jakewildhall/ Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work.

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/yYLlKPrwzYk Our Open Mic feature on Monday, May 25, 2026, Sol Vardi shared this poem about enduring love. Learn more about Sol's work: www.instagram.com/solfoodpoetry/ Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Scottish Spoken Word scene.

Join us next Monday, June 29, for the Loud Poets Open Mic! Our second feature of the month is Ale de Luis. We'll have some spots available on the door, so join us at the Scottish Storytelling Centre from 6.30 pm, and put your name in the draw. For more about the Open Mic, visit iamloud.co/live

New full Slam! Watch here: youtu.be/IImxTFKi3iQ On Saturday, June 6, 2026, we took our 2025-26 Slam Series to Nottingham in partnership with Nottingham Poetry Festival.

Come cheer on your favourite poets on Wednesday, July 8, as they compete for the title of Bradford Slam Champion and a £200 cash prize. Book your Bradford Slam tickets: www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/loud-p...

Don't miss our next Masterclass! Touring poet Diz Undone will lead you through poetic form in rap lyricism at Civic House in Glasgow on Saturday, July 4. Book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...

Join us at Civic House on Saturday, July 4! We'll be wrapping up our July Showcase tour in Glasgow with Diz Undone. Book tickets for the Showcase: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/vw928ZS3Dcc At our first-ever Nottingham Heat, sacrificial poet Henry Madd shared this piece about the mess of emotions experienced after a friend's death. See Henry's work: www.instagram.com/henrymaddpoet/ Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work.

Aberdeen, get ready for our next Showcase at the Lemon Tree! We're so excited to see touring poet Diz Undone bring his genre-defying work to the North East of Scotland on Friday, July 3. Book tickets for our Aberdeen Showcase: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/lou...

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/ocr5mVpw3tY 2026 Paisley Slam Finalist, Georgia Francis, performed this sensual poem about being fed, cooked for and taken care of. Find out more about Georgia's work: www.instagram.com/pyjamacladpo... Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work.

Sign ups for our Bradford Slam Heat are still open! We're looking for poets and spoken word artists to join us at Bradford Literature Festival on Wednesday, July 8, to compete for the title of Bradford Champion. Sign ups close tomorrow, Thursday, June 18, at midnight: forms.gle/PaEPWFQ3Rn9E...

Dumfries, your 2026 Slam Champion is Biz Bond! Congratulations to Biz and a huge thanks to all of the slammers who joined us at Arts D&G for our latest Slam Heat! We had a lovely time returning to The Stove in Dumfries for another excellent Slam showcasing talent from Dumfries and beyond.

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/kJyGYkfVNao A selection of Open Mic performers from May 2026. Poets performing in order of appearance: Howard Lasagne - www.instagram.com/how.ardw/ Dean Tsang - www.instagram.com/tsangman93/ Isi Turner - www.instagram.com/isiturner.po... Sarah Puentes

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/kg0rjf7IaUs 2026 Paisley Slam Finalist, Cat Cochrane shared this piece about the intensity of destructive love. Find out more about Cat's work: www.instagram.com/catcochrane_... Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Scottish Spoken Word scene.

Announcing our Belfast Slam Heat line-up! Join us on Saturday, June 27, at The Duncairn to cheer on all our Slammers We're also welcoming Abby Oliveira as our sacrificial poet and guest judge to help crown our first-ever Belfast Slam Champion! Book tickets: www.theduncairn.com/events/l-am-...

Get ready for our next Showcase, Glasgow! Join us on Saturday, July 4, at Civic House to wrap up our next Showcase tour. For the last stop on this tour loop, Diz Undone shares the mic with founder of Drafted! Open Mic Dean Tsang, and songwriter, poet, and performance artist, Kate Bradley.

Don't miss out on our exclusive Masterclass with Diz Undone! The genre-defying Diz Undone is hosting this Masterclass in Glasgow at Civic House on Saturday, July 4, from 3 pm. This time, you'll be focusing on poetic form in rap lyricism. Book your tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...

Today, we SLAM in Dumfries! Join us for our next Slam Heat with Arts D&G this afternoon, Saturday, June 13, from 7 pm. We'll be joined by Culain Wood as our sacrificial poet and guest judge. Book your tickets at iamloud.co/slam

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/RK8tM49icUs 2026 Paisley Slam Champion Spencer Mason performed this urgent poem about modern anxieties during this year's Slam Heat at Paisley Book Festival. Learn about Spencer's work at www.spencermason.co.uk Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work.

Aberdeen, join us for our next Showcase! We'll be back at The Lemon tree on Friday, July 3, with touring poet Diz Undone. Diz is sharing the mic with Abi Underwood and Georgia Bartlett-McNeil. Book tickets for the Aberdeen Showcase: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/lou...

Loud Poets: Fringe 2026! Our sell-out, five-star, 'joyous smorgasbord of words' (AllEdinburghTheatre.com) returns to the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Thursday, August 13, August 20, and August 27, from 8.30 pm. Book your tickets: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:67...

Less than a month until our next Showcases! We're so excited to be back at the Scottish Storytelling Centre to kick off our third Showcase tour of 2026. This time, we're welcoming the genre-defying Diz Undone to Edinburgh. Book tickets: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:64...

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/ZoGLxK8iwZU At our May 2026 Showcase, spoken word artist Jasmine Gardosi shared this poem about restriction on speech using restricted speech. Find out more about Jasmine's work at www.jasminegardosi.com Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work.

The Loud Poets Slam Series returns to Bradford! We'll be at Bradford Literature Festival on Wednesday, July 8, as our Summer of Slam continues. 2025 Bradford Champion Trystan Lewis joins us as sacrificial poet and guest judge. Sign up for the Bradford Slam Heat: forms.gle/PaEPWFQ3Rn9E...

Nottingham, your first-ever champion is Jake Wild Hall! A huge congratulations to Jake and all of our inaugural Nottingham Slam Heat performers! We had an excellent time seeing the talent the East Midlands has to offer and we can't wait to see more of your work soon.

Slam with us in Belfast this June! Our 2025-26 Slam Series is coming to Northern Ireland for the first time on Saturday, June 27, and we're still open to sign ups for the chance to compete until midnight on Wednesday, June 10. Sign up for the Belfast Slam Heat here: forms.gle/iYCwArL35nva...

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/BZXKuNlr0Ag I Am Loud Directors and spoken word artists, Kevin Mclean, Dr. Katie Ailes, and Mark Gallie, talk about their favourite videos and projects on the YouTube channel in celebration of our one-thousandth video and half a million watch hours.

Applications are open for Summerhall Arts Studio, a dedicated residency for the early development of new theatre and cross-disciplinary live performance work buff.ly/0fwTLYg (deadline - 21 June 2026)

Join us for our next Open Mic tonight! For our first June Open Mic, we're welcoming the fantastic TJ as our featured poet, alongside our usual selection of excellent open mic-ers! Doors are at 6.30 pm for a 7 pm start, and we'll have some spots available on the door.

New full Slam! Watch here: youtu.be/Zmv9BkXntNc On May 17, 2026, we returned to Paisley in partnership with Paisley Book Festival as our 2025-26 Loud Poets Slam Series continued. The Loud Poets Slam Series is a nation-wide tournament across the UK culminating in the Grand Slam Final in August!

Our Masterclass series continues in July! After another excellent session with touring poet Jasmine Gardosi in May, we're so excited for our third Masterclass of 2026 led by the genre-defying Diz Undone on Saturday, July 4. Book your tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/yxpeRhaIobY Sacrificial Poet, Drew Gill, shared this piece about his future family ahead of the third round at the 2026 Paisley Slam Heat. Learn more about Drew's work: www.instagram.com/drewgillcrea... Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work.

Signed up to the @iamloudpro.bsky.social slam, and I have been chosen to serve. Pray for me, or come along, preferably both. Sat 5 June, 3.30pm Metronome, Nottingham Part of Nottingham Poetry Festival www.gigantic.com/nottingham-p...

New video! Watch here: youtu.be/oaPhFucj2Tc At our February 2026 Showcase in Glasgow, Forward Prize winner Griot Gabriel shared this poem about the knife crime epidemic and the impact it has on young lives. Content note: for brief imagery of graphic violence, including suicide.

All the open-mic spots have been snapped up, but there's still room to join our audience. Drop us a line, and we'll squeeze you in! 😊

🚨 Hidden Door 2026 opens TONIGHT 🚨 After months of planning and preparing the site, we are ready to open The Paper Factory for its Last Shift - the final chance to experience this huge space filled with music, art and performances. Info and tickets: hiddendoorarts.org #HiddenDoorFestival

Aberdeen Performing Arts are holding Joining the Dots, a youth arts meet-up on Tue 9 June 2026, for artists and facilitators who work creatively with young people in/around Aberdeen to connect, share ideas and look towards future collaborations ytas.org.uk/events/joini...