Poetry in Glasgow (PIG) was created by the poet Annie Runkel in early 2025. After a hiatus of several years, Annie was eager to get more involved in the “poetry scene” in Glasgow and Central Scotland. But she found the lack of a unified resource for poets and poetry lovers in the area exhausting. To keep up to date on events and opportunities, it was basically necessary to follow dozens of social media accounts on different sites. This heavy reliance on social media seemed like a bad idea. With so many social media platforms revealing highly questionable practices in their approach to data security and mis/disinformation, it seemed vital to try and establish a new, independent resource that was outside the reach of the big tech companies. PIG is this resource.
PIG aims to offer anyone interested in poetry an easy way to find out about local events and publishing opportunities, and to share resources and recommendations. It is a tool for and by the community. Let’s build it together!
Regular Updates
The PIG website will host the regular updates on all the poetic goings-on in the coming month. Included will be events such as regular open mic nights and writing or reading groups as well as special poetry readings and workshops. I will also aim to report on submission windows for poetry publications or competitions in Scotland (and beyond) and might highlight new publications from local poets or projects. Users can sign up to receive the updates directly to their inbox via our newsletter. You can find the sign-up form at the bottom of this page.
Although I am weary of many social media sites. PIG uses Bluesky, Substack and Instagram to flag when a new update is published. PIG is intended to give people an easy way to keep up with that’s going on and many people are still using the sites. So this will hopefully be a compromise that works for everyone.
Resources and More
The website will also offer visitors a repository of poetry resources such as libraries, organisations and publishers. I hope this section of the website will continue to grow as more people discover PIG and share their own knowledge and recommendations.
Tell Us
We need you! Tell us about your own events or opportunities. Let us know about cool resources or exciting new publications.
You can reach out via social media or email via hello@poetry-in-glasgow.art.