What a way to celebrate our birthday!
Thank you for joining us for our Showcase weekend at the end of February. We had a blast in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Glasgow bringing you the best of Spoken Word and Poetry across Scotland.
Our first session of our brand new Masterclass series is today!
Join us at Drygate from 3 pm for a poetry Masterclass led by our touring poet Griot Gabriel for an exclusive workshop showing you how to write for the page and the stage.
Get Masterclass tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...
Incredible night at the @iamloudpro.bsky.social Showcase - they always run such fun, well-curated events. Such a range of poetry styles and topics, from muppets to walls to pheasants to gangs. My set went by in a blur but I remember it being a joy and people were nice to me afterwards!
Edinburgh, our first Showcase of 2026 is tonight!
We're at the Scottish Storytelling Centre from 7 pm bringing you the best of spoken word and poetry with Griot Gabriel, and Caitlin O'Ryan, Gilad Zinman, and Pepita.
Don't miss out: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:64...
StAnza Slam sign ups close this Sunday, February 28!
Enter for a chance to compete for the St. Andrews Slam Champion title. Our Slam Heat Champs win a £200 cash prize and qualify for our Grand Slam Final in August and its £3,000 cash prize!
Tickets available now: byretheatre.com/shows/stanza...
The weekend wraps up in Glasgow on Saturday, February 28, with a poetry Masterclass lead by Griot and our final February Showcase with Imogen Stirling and Tawona Sithole!
Book Showcase tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...
Book Masterclass tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...
See you next week, Aberdeen!
Join us February 27 at The Lemon Tree for a showcase with award-winning poet Griot Gabriel, reigning Grand Slam Champion Aditya Narayan, & Fiona Roberston
Book your tickets on the Aberdeen Performing Arts website: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/lou...
The Masterclass is followed by our showcase from 7 pm with Griot, Imogen Stirling, & Tawona Sithole. Come along to see some excellent performances or sign up for the open mic and share your own poems on the night.
Book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...
New Video!
Watch here: youtu.be/PDn2aiAN7u8
In January 2026, award-winning poet Josh Cake shared this urgent piece about the perception of time and the impacts of capitalism on our lives and the climate.
See Josh's work: www.instagram.com/joshcakemusic
Watch more at youtube.com/IAmLoud
Join us tonight for our open mic featuring Jack Hinks!
We're back at the Scottish Storytelling Centre for an extra special evening with Jack sharing his poetry and accompanying our open mic-ers with music.
Our open mic is free with doors at 6.30 pm for a 7 pm start. Learn more at iamloud.co/live
Glasgow, come share your poetry with us!
We'll be at Drygate next Saturday, February 28, for an exclusive two-hour masterclass with award-winning poet and performer Griot Gabriel!
Book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets-masterclass-with-griot-gabriel-tickets-1982569545881
I Am Loud is 12 today!
Our directors, Kevin, Katie, and Mark, are excited for this new chapter and can't wait to see how our new team supports our ongoing work in bringing the best of spoken word and poetry to Scotland.
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/iamloudp...
Edinburgh, we're back next Thursday with a brilliant line-up of poets!
Join us at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, on February 26. We're so excited to welcome founder of The Poetry Place and Forward Prize 2025 Best Single Poem Performed Winner Griot Gabriel to our stage for the first time.
The Loud Poets Open Mic takes place on the second and last Monday of each month at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. It's FREE and unticketed, and open to poets of all ages, styles, and experience levels! Learn more: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:64...
Tickets for Loud Poets events, including our Slam Heat and performance poetry workshop, at StAnza are on sale, so book quickly as they have an amazing programme featuring our friends Bad Betty Press, Harry Baker, Kate Ireland, RJ Hunter and many more! Get yours at byretheatre.com/upcoming/sta...
Sign ups for the Aberdeen Slam Heat are open!
Add your name to the mix for a chance to compete for the £200 prize, entry into our 2026 Loud Poets Grand Slam Final, and the title of Loud Poets Aberdeen Champion.
Sign ups close on Friday, March 13, head to iamloud.co/slam for more information
We'll be at Drygate in Glasgow on Saturday, February 28, for our final showcase with Griot, alongside spoken word artist and theatre maker Imogen Stirling, storyteller Tawona Sithole, and a bunch of Glasgow open mic-ers.
Head to iamloud.co/live to book tickets or sign up for our open mics
We'll be hitting the road and bringing Griot to Aberdeen on Friday, February 27, to share the stage with Fiona Robertson, our current Grand Slam Champion Aditya Narayan, and a whole host of Aberdeen open mic-ers.
It's our birthday month! We're ready to celebrate turning 12 with the return of our showcases.
Join us in Edinburgh at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Thursday, February 26, for an evening with Pepita, Gilad Zinman, Caitlin O'Ryan, and Griot Gabriel. Get tickets at iamloud.co/live
Our next February Open Mic Feature is Loud Poets resident musician, Jack Hinks!
Jack Hinks is an internationally-published poet, musician and photographer. Known for his introspective style, and award-winning collaborative work with hundreds of poets in the UK spoken word scene.
Our first February Open Mic is TONIGHT!
Featuring the current Drafted! Slam Winner Emily Grace Briggs!
Here's a few photos from our January Open Mic, where we featured current Grand Slam Champion Aditya Narayan.
The event is FREE, with doors at 6.30 pm at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Graphic for the Loud Poets Spoken Word Showcase in Glasgow on 28th February 2026. The event takes place at 7:00pm at Drygate and tickets cost £12 or £10 concession. The event features Griot Gabriel, Imogen Stirling, Tawona Sithole, and an Open Mic. The event is produced by I Am Loud, host to Scotland’s premiere spoken word night Loud Poets, and supported by Creative Scotland. More information can be found at www.iamloud.co/live
Photo of Griot Gabriel
Venue update! Our Loud Poets Glasgow Showcase and Masterclass with Griot Gabriel will now be taking place at Drygate.
Both events are on Saturday, 28th Feb. Info & tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/12828900054
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Bute, you beauty! We had a fantastic time last weekend leading spoken word workshops in Rothesay with young people and adults, and performing our new touring show. It may have been our first time in Bute, but we're sure it won't be our last...
You know, Helen of Troy was fathered by a swan and born from an egg but I’m not hearing any swan complaining she doesn’t represent them accurately. Probably because the swans are aware of how mythology works and that she is a FICTIONAL CHARACTER.
Our Celestial Celebration of Burns event last month was out of this world!
Getting to perform spoken word poetry and music in the incredible setting of the Dynamic Earth Planetarium was such a thrill. Huge thanks to Dynamic Earth for approaching us for this exciting collaboration!
Bute, see you this weekend!
Join us in Rothesay on Saturday for spoken word poetry workshops for adults and young people, then an open mic and our new Loud Poets show in the evening.
Details: www.facebook.com/events/87045...
Our first Open Mic of 2026 is TONIGHT!
Featuring the REIGNING GRAND SLAM CHAMPION! Aditya Narayan!
Here's a few photos from our last Open Mic in 2025.
The event is FREE, with doors at 6.30 for a 7pm start at the Scottish Storytelling Centre
See you tonight!
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For Alex Pretti Because his last words were for a woman; because he asked, are you okay, are you okay; because he had learned to say it by standing each night beside the dying; because sometimes he held their hands; because he had lived only as long as the scent of childhood in an album; because he was a son; because he sang once; because of all of it, because of all of it, because of all of it, tell it, tell the story: a breath has left; a country is dying; and a man laid his face on its pavement today as though he were listening to a patient's heart— even then, even at the ending— to do what he was there to do: heal. —Joseph Fasano
for Alex Pretti
Glasgow is a city of infinite culture and creativity. This touristy AI slop is the antithesis of that, even if it had got the correct type of eagle. Pay a human to do it properly.
