Speakeasy offers spoken-word, hip-hop, prose and poetry - and open mic night with full house band, hosted by RJ Hunter!

The March Headliner is...

✨Michael Mullen✨

Michael Mullen is a queer poet, writer and spoken-word artist from Glasgow. Writing in both Scots and English, for the page and the stage. Their work has been featured in Gutter, Neu Reekie: Neu Voices, The Scotsman, Bella Caledonia and many more. Their work has also appeared on Life and Rhymes with Benjamin Zephaniah on Sky Arts. Co-winner of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2023-24 and winner of The List Best Rising Scottish Author Prize 2025. Their first collection Goonie was released with Little, Brown in June 2025 and was shortlisted for the Forward Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection.

Catch Michael, the house band and the fantastic open miccers on Wednesday 11th March and then catch us AGAIN at StAnza Poetry Festival in St Andrews on Friday the 13th March🌷