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

What'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.

	April 28 @ 19:00 - 20:30 Poet’s Corner Hillhead Bookclub 17 Vinicombe Street, Glasgow Open Mic Hillhead Bookclub Details
	April 29 @ 20:30 - 22:30 Sleazy SpeakEasy Open Mic Nice'N'Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow Open Mic Nice'N'Sleazy Details
	April 30 @ 19:00 - 21:30 The Poetry Experiment: Open Mic Night The Alchemy Experiment 157 Byres Road, Glasgow Open Mic The Alchemy Experiment Details
	May 01 @ 19:00 - 21:00 St Mungo's Mirrorball Showcase Waterstones Sauchiehall 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow Tickets: £7.00 Reading Waterstones Sauchiehall Details
	May 02 @ 14:30 - 16:00 Bulb! The Garden 5 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow Reading The Garden Details

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.

	April 10 - April 29 Poet/Spoken Word Artist Commission Details
	April 10 - April 29 Artist Commission Etruria Canals Festival: Canal Connections Commission Details
	February 23 - April 30 Paper Swans Press: The Generation Game + The Darkest Side of Love Submission Details
	February 24 - April 30 Silver Press: Seed/Spore/Rhizome Submission Details
	April 01 - April 30 Green Bottle Press (Full Collection or Pamphlet) Submission Details

See our Opportunities page for more.