Tonight! See you at 7pm at Summerhall Gallery Bar.

Join us for our Central Heat Slam in Edinburgh!

Taking place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the 19th April with our brilliant sacrificial poet Georgia Bartlett-McNeil!

Sign up to compete: forms.gle/8YzvoNXAZzhzjA…

Tickets for sale: …storytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:5311…

🌍So excited to reveal our PBS & NCLA #InternationalPoetrySymposium at Newcastle Poetry Festival!
📚Join us for inspiring poetry from Newcastle to Switzerland, US, Canada, Ukraine, Iran, Bhutan & beyond.
🌍Find your PLACE in poetry 9th-10th May > poetrybooks.co.uk/pages/northern…

Who is ready for Rock the Boat?

Join us Thursday 4 April at Summerhall Gallery Bar for our monthly poetry open mic night.

Whether you're a seasoned poet or a first-time performer, our stage is yours.

Sign up to read here 👉 forms.gle/1wPfy7ov3UnUP5…

Rock the Boat is next Thursday (4th Apr) with a feature from the phenomenal Alyson Kissner! Whether you're keen to share a poem, or just listen, please do come along. Deets below -

📅 Thursday 4th April, 7-9pm
📍 Summerhall at the Gallery
💸 Free!

Happy World Poetry Day! 🌎📚

We are excited to announce that we are expanding our year-round programme with a series of international online workshops and seminars.

Our first session kicks off with Tony Birch on 24th April. Stay tuned for details and tickets coming soon! 👀

it's been a dusty 2024 so far, spent stripping & sanding walls, but it's also nice to have launched a website (here i am bethcochrane.com baybeee) and also to have rejoined the phenomenal team at Push The Boat Out as its new Creative Producer. Yipee! 🤠

Cannot wait to join Push The Boat Out in April, one of my favourite open mics. Come read with me! 🎊

We're delighted to announce Alyson Kissner as our featured artist at April's Rock the Boat open mic! 🎤

Join us at 7pm - 9pm on 4 April at Summerhall. 

✏️Sign up to read: tinyurl.com/yw4myksh

Attention all Rock the Boat open mic-ers!

Please share your thoughts, ideas, and feedback by filling out our quick survey. Your input will play a crucial role in shaping future events at Rock the Boat. 

Tell us your thoughts here: tinyurl.com/4cwp28v3

Happy International Women’s day!

We're celebrating the diverse voices that shape our narratives and inspire new thought. Let's amplify the words of some phenomenal women poets who shared their work at our 2023 festival. 

Listen now ➡️ pushtheboatout.org/podcasts/

Join us tomorrow for March's Rock the Boat open mic ⛵

Bring poems and ears! We will start at 7pm at @summerhallery Gallery Bar. 

Sign up to read your work➡️ forms.gle/1wPfy7ov3UnUP5… 

🎟️ Free
📅 Thursday 7th March

Celebrate Scotland’s International Poetry Festival this weekend with our friends at @StAnza 📖

Join in St Andrews or online for an unforgettable weekend featuring Fleur Adcock, Jason Allen-Paisant, Leontia Flynn, Anthony Joseph, Daljit Nagra – and more!

stanzapoetry.org

Ahoy, poets and wordsmiths! Rock the Boat returns next Thursday at @summerhallery.

Join us on 7th March from 7pm to 9pm for another electrifying evening of poetry, spoken word and laughs 🎤

Sign up to read here: 👉 forms.gle/1wPfy7ov3UnUP5…

Last few days to apply to be the new Push The Boat Out Creative Producer, so get your applications in this weekend!

Poetry Poetry POETRY!

Spoken word, cerebral, meditative, playful - the full gamut ahead of us with books to celebrate from K Patrick ✨Lentil Pentil✨ Rosa Campbell Hollie McNish!

PLUS StAnza Poetry just around the corner!

Details & ticket links 👇
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John Lawrie is a writer and spoken word artist from Edinburgh. His work hones in on the humour and the horror in the everyday world.

A regular performer with #LoudPoets and Push The Boat Out, John is currently working on his debut poetry collection. scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-au…

Rock the Boat is on 7 March!

Join us from 7pm - 9pm at @summerhallery Gallery Bar for our monthly poetry open mic. The brilliant Raymond Wilson will read as our featured artist.  

All are welcome to perform or listen. 

Sign up here to read 👉 forms.gle/1wPfy7ov3UnUP5…

1 week left to apply 📣

Could you fill our brand-new role of Creative Producer?

We’re seeking an organised, communicative and collaborative Creative Producer to support the development and delivery of Push the Boat Out 2024.

Apply by 26 Feb 👉pushtheboatout.org