Welcome to Poetry in Glasgow (PIG), your community resource for local events, opportunities and helpful miscellany. No matter whether you are a seasoned poet, a regular slam champion, an aspiring bard, a poetic newbie or simply someone who enjoys the occasional reading: this website is for you.
The idea for PIG emerged on a dark and stormy winter night in early 2025 against the backdrop of some rather concerning developments on the social media sites most of us use to keep on top of local events and writing opportunities. Our collective reliance on commercial social media companies with their often highly questionable ethics simply seemed like a bad idea.
Our response was the creation of PIG: a tool for and by the poetry community.
Latest Update
27th of September 2026
PIG UPDATE #42
Our National Poetry Day edition takes you on a little poetic tour of the BBC archives. That's on top of the usual news on events and opportunity, obvs.
DetailsWhat's On
Here's a quick peek at some of the local poetry events happening soon. Check the Events page for a full list of all upcoming events.
September 27 @ 19:00 - 22:00
Curler’s Cosy Corner - Byres Road Book Festival Special
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September 27 @ 17:00 - 18:30
Poet's Cosy Workshop
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September 27 @ 18:40 - 21:00
Speakeasy: What Will Your Verse Be? - GYFF Closing Gala
Tickets: £6.90 |
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September 28 @ 19:30 - 21:00
Discover Poetry
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September 28 @ 18:30 - 21:30
AFK#11: A SPAM Press Reading Series
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See our Events page for more.
Upcoming Deadlines
Here's a quick preview of current opportunities with upcoming deadlines. You can find more calls for submissions, residencies and commissions on the Opportunities page.
August 01 - September 30
Crossing Tongues Poetry Residency |
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August 27 - September 30
The Berlin Review |
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September 01 - September 30
Gutter 35 |
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September 01 - September 30
The Hythe Review - Issue 2 |
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September 01 - September 30
And Other Poems - Issue 11 |
See our Opportunities page for more.