Poetry in Glasgow

Updates

26th of October 2025 PIG UPDATE #19 Got your costume picked? Your pumpkins carved? Your treats ready? Your latest poems polished for the next open mic night? Then you are in the right place. Welcome to the Halloween edition of your favourite poetry newsletter. Details
12th of October 2025 PIG UPDATE #18 Fancy an international poetry excursion? On top of the usual news on events and opportunities, this week's PIG Update also includes a focus on contemporary German poetry in translation. Details
28th of September 2025 PIG UPDATE #17 National Poetry Day is coming up! The PIG Update is your resource to help you celebrate. Why not attend a local event? Or finally submit that poem you have been perfecting? Details
14th of September 2025 PIG UPDATE #16 Come rain, come shine, come rain and shine simultaneously - PIG is here for you with the latest on events and opportunities for poets in Glasgow and beyond. Details
31st of August 2025 PIG UPDATE #15 The summer break is definitely over. Today's PIG Update is jam-packed with poetry. Details
17th of August 2025 PIG UPDATE #14 This heat-wave edition of PIG is brought to you by chilled drinks, ice cream and a shady corner of Kelvingrove Park. Details
3rd of August 2025 PIG UPDATE #13 Sick of reading about the Fringe? Can't face the maddening crowds in Edinburgh? You've come to the right place! This Update is (almost exclusively) dedicated to the poetic beauty on offer in Glasgow. Details
20th of July 2025 PIG UPDATE #12 As the tropical weather in Glasgow continues, PIG offers a little taste of Africa alongside the usual overview of local events and opportunities. Details
5th of July 2025 PIG UPDATE #11 We are back with your beloved overview of upcoming events and opportunities, plus a peak at the poetic offerings of the Edinburgh Fringe and some poetry for the ages. Details
22nd of June 2025 PIG UPDATE #10 Today's update includes an 'Edinburgh Book Festival' special as well as a little nod to the ‘Refugee Festival Scotland’. That’s on top of the usual news about local events and opportunities. Details

26th of October 2025

PIG UPDATE #19

Got your costume picked? Your pumpkins carved? Your treats ready? Your latest poems polished for the next open mic night? Then you are in the right place. Welcome to the Halloween edition of your favourite poetry newsletter.

Details

12th of October 2025

PIG UPDATE #18

Fancy an international poetry excursion? On top of the usual news on events and opportunities, this week's PIG Update also includes a focus on contemporary German poetry in translation.

Details

28th of September 2025

PIG UPDATE #17

National Poetry Day is coming up! The PIG Update is your resource to help you celebrate. Why not attend a local event? Or finally submit that poem you have been perfecting?

Details

14th of September 2025

PIG UPDATE #16

Come rain, come shine, come rain and shine simultaneously - PIG is here for you with the latest on events and opportunities for poets in Glasgow and beyond.

Details

31st of August 2025

PIG UPDATE #15

The summer break is definitely over. Today's PIG Update is jam-packed with poetry.

Details

17th of August 2025

PIG UPDATE #14

This heat-wave edition of PIG is brought to you by chilled drinks, ice cream and a shady corner of Kelvingrove Park.

Details

3rd of August 2025

PIG UPDATE #13

Sick of reading about the Fringe? Can't face the maddening crowds in Edinburgh? You've come to the right place! This Update is (almost exclusively) dedicated to the poetic beauty on offer in Glasgow.

Details

20th of July 2025

PIG UPDATE #12

As the tropical weather in Glasgow continues, PIG offers a little taste of Africa alongside the usual overview of local events and opportunities.

Details

5th of July 2025

PIG UPDATE #11

We are back with your beloved overview of upcoming events and opportunities, plus a peak at the poetic offerings of the Edinburgh Fringe and some poetry for the ages.

Details

22nd of June 2025

PIG UPDATE #10

Today's update includes an 'Edinburgh Book Festival' special as well as a little nod to the ‘Refugee Festival Scotland’. That’s on top of the usual news about local events and opportunities.

Details