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@iamloudpro.bsky.socialDon't miss our last Edinburgh Showcase of 2026!
We're back at the Scottish Storytelling Centre tonight, Friday, October 16, with the award-winning author Joelle Taylor, performer Rosy Carrick, 2025 Glasgow Slam Champion Arlo Bayne, and writer and poet Naomi Head.
Book tickets: iamloud.co/live
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialWant to get involved? We're hosting an open mic section as part of this Showcase for local poets to get on stage and share their work! Sign ups will be open on the door, so come down early to enter the draw.
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialDon't miss our last Glasgow Showcase of the year!
Book your tickets at iamloud.co/live
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialWe're kicking off our last Showcase tour of 2026 TONIGHT! We'll be at Civic House this evening, Thursday, October 15, from 7 pm, with touring poet Joelle Taylor, 2024 Loud Poets Grand Slam Champion EmmaClaire Brightlyn, and India de Bono for some fist-thumping, heart-wrenching, side-tickling poetry
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialNew video!
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Poet Rachael Beedie shared this piece about the experience of going through immigration in the USA.
Find out more about Rachael's work: www.instagram.com/rachaelbeedie
Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in Scottish Spoken Word.
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialPoets performing in order of appearance:
Gilad Zinman - www.instagram.com/lower_all_yo...
Tracey S. Rosenberg - www.instagram.com/traceysrosen...
Howard Lasagna - www.instagram.com/howard.lasagna
Eve Mumford - www.instagram.com/poems_by_eve
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialNew video!
Watch here: youtu.be/x6I1B2z4YH4
A selection of 2026 Open Mic performers in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen.
Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Scottish Spoken Word scene.
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialWe'll have some open mic slots available on the door, so come down and put your name in the draw!
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialWe're welcoming T. S. Elliot Prize shortlisted Keith Jarrett, Perla Kantarjian, and Colin McGuire to the mic alongside our usual array of excellent open mic-ers. Don't miss our only October Open Mic this evening, Monday, October 12, from 6.30 pm, at the Scottish Storytelling Centre!
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialThe Loud Poets Open Mic is back tonight!
This time, we're teaming up with our friends at Bad Betty Press to bring you three features published by Bad Betty this year!
For more information about the Loud Poets Open Mic at iamloud.co/live
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialNew video!
Watch here: youtu.be/6VOSm23ZCgA
Poet Shamie shared this piece about queerness and religion at our 2026 Manchester Slam Heat.
Learn more about Shamie's work: www.instagram.com/shamiesays
Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Spoken Word scene.
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialDo you want to get involved? We're hosting an open mic section for local poets to share their work as part of our Showcase on Saturday, October 17. Sign ups are open on the door, and we're so excited to hear your work at our last Showcase of the year! Come down early to secure your spot!
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialAberdeen, join us next week for our last Showcase of 2026!
Next Saturday, October 17, we're wrapping up our Showcase year at the Lemon Tree with touring poet Joelle Taylor, and Taylor Dyson and Tishe.
Book Aberdeen Showcase tickets at iamloud.co/live
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialNew video!
Watch here: youtu.be/jMXvXqbfIX8
Mike Booth performed this poem about the morality put on to fat bodies at our 2026 Bradford Slam Heat.
Learn more about Mike's work: www.instagram.com/mboothwrites
Thanks to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in Spoken Word.
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialWith writing exercises throughout, participants will experiment with worldbuilding, employing different forms to consider which elements make each distinct, and which most fire their imagination. Suitable for everyone willing to play and take risks.
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialHave you ever wondered where a poem could go when it leaves the page? In this Masterclass, Joelle will guide you as you explore what new shapes poems can take on, whether they expand into novels, transform into film, or find their final shape in theatre.
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialDon't miss our last Masterclass of 2026!
T. S. Eliot Prize-winning poet, author, and playwright Joelle Taylor is leading this Masterclass on Friday, October 16, from 3 pm, at the Scottish Storytelling Centre!
Book your Masterclass tickets at iamloud.co/workshops
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialNaomi also runs The Good Egg Project a writing community based in Edinburgh and they write The Good Egg Project newsletter sharing events, opportunities, and creative prompts for writers of all genres and levels. She is currently studying for her MA in Creative Writing at Edinburgh Napier University
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialNaomi is a writer and poet based in Edinburgh. Her work has been published and shared locally and internationally by Loud Poets, guava poetry, Glyph, Edinburgh Literary Salon, SNACK Mag, and more. They published their poetry zine Kitchen Love with Typewronger Riso Press in 2023.
@iamloudpro.bsky.socialJoining us next Friday is Naomi Head!
Naomi joins Joelle Taylor, Rosy Carrick, and Arlo Bayne as part of our last Edinburgh Showcase of 2026 at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on October 16.
Book your tickets for our last Edinburgh Showcase of the year at iamloud.co/live
