‘One story, one stone – circle the fool, cast now alone.’ Do you know the origin of April Fool’s Day? Why this date? Why the fool? Isn’t it strange that you’ve forgotten? Edinburgh’s only horror / genre-led spoken word group, Writers’ Bloc, share a selection of folk horror stories, weird tales and rituals while they
Quines Cast Live! ‘Education’ & End of Term Disco How is our education system serving young women and non-binary people? What would a feminist approach to learning look like? How do we create a society that values curiosity over a lifetime? In a special end of term episode, Quines Cast goes back to school. Join
Iona Lee’s debut collection, Anamnesis, charts the journey of the writer, artist and performer into adulthood. Iona will celebrate her humorous, self-aware and philosophical collection alongside special guests Selena Godden, Hannah Lavery, Nikki Kent, Leyla Josephine and Colin Bramwell in an evening of poetry, spoken word and music.
Finish the festival in style at our closing party with a special festival edition of Rock the Boat open mic, hosted by vivacious poets Catherine Wilson Garry and Julia Sorensen, followed by drinks, dancing and a DJ set from the inimitable Arusa Qureshi.
Join us for our first Cocktail Hour of the festival and where poetry and cocktails will combine to form the greatest mix of all! Mixologists from Ruma are ready to lead you through a host of cracking cocktails, introducing you to each drink with a story and the history of each tipple. The incredible poet, author and comedian Kate Fox, will add to this heady mix of rum and rhyme with a poem to accompany each drink. Ticket price covers the cocktails (and poetry) at this workshop.
A double bill from two page poets at the top of their game. Scottish-Canadian poet Patrick James Errington’s poems are rooted in fire-haunted landscapes, tracing the brittle boundaries between cruelty and tenderness. Acclaimed Irish poet Jane Clarke’s third collection A Change In The Air pays homage to our beautiful, fragile world.
Rock the Boat is PTBO’s monthly open mic night, hosted by vivacious poets Catherine Wilson and Julia Sorensen. Well-known and loved as a space to trial out new work, reintroduce old favourites, or maybe even take to the poetry stage for the first time, join us to read or listen.
Join Hannah Lavery and Caitlin Skinner as they host a one-off Quines Cast special. For this show, the theme is BELONGING, with poetry from RJ Hunter and an extract from a new work in progress by Hannah Lavery with music provided from a special guest. Come and find your place.
Cold Turkey is a scrumptious festive buffet of music, spoken word and arty weirdness, featuring Hollie McNish, Michael Pedersen and Withered Hand. This is the mouth-watering seventh serving.
