Katie Ailes
@KatieAiles
Poet, researcher, educator, dancer. Producer with @IAmLoudPro. 2023 @Glastonbury Poet in Residence. Notorious 'willowy expat.' she/her.
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Up next is our South Heat with D&G Arts Festival at The Stove Network! Sign-up to compete on Friday 24th May: iamloud.co/slam
Interested in trying out spoken word poetry or improving your skills? 🎙️🎭
Brought to the Stove by D&G Arts Festival, writers are invited to join I Am Loud Productions for a workshop on composing and performing spoken word!
📍May 24 @ 1–3 pm
🎟️ £8 (Under 26: £4)
🔗 ow.ly/8AkQ50RtHTz
Very much looking forward to seeing the fabulous Lewis Buxton on Friday! Would be lovely to see the Edinburgh scene turn out and support.
Tix: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lewis-buxton…
Being part of this event was such a joy, esp to have my first judging experience with I Am Loud Productions...
Such a vital organisation who worked their socks off today PaisleyBookFest to inspire & bring the next generation of voices to the stage.
It’s a week to go until Bad Betty Live + Masterclass 🧵1/?
May 5th Peggy's Skylight Jazz Club
Doors: 6:30pm
Tix: £10 (either) £15 (joint)
Featuring: Harry Baker, Helen Mort, Katie Ailes, Cara Thompson, Rob Green and NEone the Wonderer.
Host: Bridie Squires!
Tix: linktr.ee/badbettypress
We had a fantastic time this afternoon leading a spoken word workshop at PaisleyBookFest!
Can't wait for our West Slam Heat tonight ft sacrificial poet Gray Crosbie! Tickets: paisleybookfest.com/programme/loud…
@bookpaisley Day 2 highlights so far incl Karen Campbell Ajay Close Donna Moore Katie Ailes I Am Loud Productions ✨Lentil Pentil✨ Sarah Grant Louise Oliver (she/her) & more!
Paisley is buzzing today and we keep running out of chairs! Not a bad problem to have 🤣
New Full Show Release!
Link: youtu.be/9qQLuKnwTlY
In March 2024 we celebrated International Women's Day with a star-studded poetry showcase! The event celebrated the diversity of women's experiences and raised funds for the Edinburgh RapeCrisis.
Brian Ferguson Seems to me like CS is being left to take all the flak over funding when it's the govt not ponying up that is the majority of the problem - how can CS assess anything when there's only minute amounts of funding and nothing long-term?
A stark warning from the Scottish arts industry group Culture Counts on the need for urgent action within the next few months to avoid a culture catastrophe in the autumn.
So excited for PaisleyBookFest this weekend! Join I Am Loud Productions for our workshop at 2 and our West Slam Heat at 7:30; tickets via paisleybookfest.com
We're excited to catch up with everyone at PaisleyBookFest!
Join us at our Workshop from 2pm, or check out our slam at 7:30pm!
Tickets for both of these events can be found here: Linktr.ee/iamloudpro
I Am Loud Productions are back at The Stove this May as part of their 2024 nation-wide Slam Series - hosted by D&G Arts Festival 🎙️💥
👉 Want to perform?
Sign up to compete by 10th May via ow.ly/prml50RjKGp
👉 Want to watch?
Grab tickets now: ow.ly/3ib150RjKGn
Bad Betty Live Nottingham returns 5th May, at new venue Peggy's Skylight Jazz Club 💫 And it's a scorcher 🔥
Poetry: Harry Baker Helen Mort Cara Thompson Katie Ailes
Music: ROB.GREEN Neone the Wonderer
Hosts: Bridie Squires Jake Wild-Acre Hall
TICKETS: peggysskylight.co.uk/events/bad-bet…
Heather and Akshay are joining Donna Matthews and CD Boyland | New book - MEPHISTOPHELES - Out Now! at our Grand Slam Final this August.
Two more poets will qualify for the final in one week's time at PaisleyBookFest! Grab your tickets to watch the slam here: paisleybookfest.com/programme/loud…
Congratulations to our new Central heat champion Heather Rose and runner-up Akshay!
Yesterday's slam was a real treat, and we can't wait to see more from these talented poets.
photos Jack Hinks
