Join us at The Boardwalk in Glasgow to celebrate queer crip sensual joy - and the release of spicy anthology of queer crip poetry, eff-able. 

Expect a night of queer crip spiciness as Glasgow's hottest queer crip drag talent collaborates with the eff-able guys to bring you an erotic extravaganza of cabaret, poetry, and spoken word. Hosted by Himish MacBeth, with performances from Bolly Ditz Dolly and Butch Cashidy, join us to welcome eff-able – an anthology of sweat, sex, and self-love by disabled and queer poets – to the world, bookshelves… and your bed! There’ll be live readings from eff-able contributors Raman Mundair, Éadaoín Lynch, and Dylan McNulty-Holmes, as well as an introduction from co-creators, George Parker and JP Seabright, and the chance to buy a copy of eff-able. 

eff-able is published by fourteen poems and is available to pre-order and buy on their website. To learn more about the anthology, the eff-able philosophy, and the poets, visit effable.uk and be sure to follow them on social media.  

Please note: there will be no drinks available to buy; please select how many drinks (beer or sof drinks) you want included for the night! There will be tap water available.

The Lineup

Poets

Raman MundairFRSL is an Indian-born, director, writer, artist, activist, filmmaker, and playwright. They are a graduate of the National Film and Television School and were shortlisted as a writer and director for BFI Sharp Shorts. Raman was longlisted for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative Award, and the Margaret Tait Award, and is a winner of the Robert Louis Stevenson Award, and recipient of an ALL3Media Scholarship, and a Leverhulme Fellowship.

Éadaoín Lynch  is an Irish poet, editor & researcher based in Edinburgh. With Alycia Pirmohamed, they co-edited Re·creation: A Queer Poetry Anthology in 2022 – the same year, their debut poetry pamphlet Fierce Scrow launched with Nine Pens Press. Their poetry has appeared in Gutter and The North Magazine among others, and their poem ‘Brogue’ was Commended for the Magma Poetry Competition by Raymond Antrobus in 2024.Dylan McNulty-Holmesis the author of_Survivalism for Hedonists_(Querencia Press 2023) and_Half a Million Mothers_(shortlisted for the 2022 New Media Writing Prize). More at dylanmcnultyholmes.com.

Performers

Himish Macbethis a Fife-based drag king, in it to spread queer disabled joy and anarchy. Complete with his dragged up mobility aids, has entertained audiences from Aberdeen to Auckland. A finalist in the 2024 Man Up contest, Himish is a raconteur and provocateur, and a fierce believer in disabled pride and disabled joy.

BUTCH CA$HIDYis your favourite handsome himbo hunk here to deliver you your daily recommended serving of organic, ethically sourced beef. Butch's performances are packed full with muscles, energy, and… more muscles. Prepare to sigh, swoon, and be swept off your feet by Edinburgh’s most dashing drag king! Thirsty for more Butch? You can catch him hosting Saffron Cherry (@saffron.cherry), an all-QPOC cabaret every other month at Paradise Palms.

Bolly Ditz Dolly  Award-winning Neo-Bollyesque Queen, Bolly Ditz Dolly celebrates the golden tunes of yester-year with a tassel-twirling twist. A prolific performer known for her unique blend of Bollywood dance, burlesque, cabaret, spoken word and poetry, dotting around a number of legendary venues and spaces.