Poetry workshop at St Columba’s

WEDNESDAY 20th MAY from 2 – 3pm

Join us for our next Poetry Across the Seasons event on Wednesday 20th May, from 2-3pm.

This workshop is part of Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Demystifying Death Week and Creativity and Wellbeing Week. This is an opportunity to explore themes of mortality, grief and life through poetry. This session offers a supportive space for reflection, expression and creative wellbeing.

You are invited to join us in writing, sharing your own poems or simply listening to others. No experience is needed; all are welcome to participate in this guided experience.

This is a free but ticketed event, facilitated by our dramatherapist, Sally McRae. Light refreshments will be provided.

To register please visit our website https://bit.ly/413Wo5Q.

This is part of our Poetry Across the Seasons series which will be running throughout 2026 in Edinburgh and North Berwick. Each gathering will explore a different theme – from reflection and remembrance to celebration, change, and creativity

Edinburgh 900: Poetry workshop at Leith Library

TUESDAY 21st JANUARY at 6pm

What’s your Edinburgh? To celebrate Edinburgh 900, join Dr. Katie Ailes for a free poetry workshop inspired by your impressions of the city.

We’ll write short poems about places and experiences in Edinburgh that are meaningful to you. No previous experience writing poetry required; all are welcome-

Come along and join in Tuesday 21st of January at 6pm!

Workshop participants will be invited to submit their poems to the Edinburgh 900 bookmark competition, where winners will have their poems printed on 300 bookmarks and distributed at libraries across the city.

To take part in the workshops and bookmark competition, you must be resident in the Edinburgh (EH) postcode area.

Please note that you do not need to participate in a workshop in order to submit to the bookmark competition, and participation in a workshop will not be a factor that judges will consider.

Find out more about the competition here:

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/900poetrycompetition

Book Week Scotland: Poetry workshop at Corstorphine Library

`MONDAY 18th NOVEMBER from 6 – 7pm

Corstorphine Library is hosting Iona Lee for Book Week Scotland.

If you’d be interested in attending this poetry workshop on 18th November, and/or joining their Corstorphine Library’s fortnightly Writers Group, please ask at the library desk or telephone 0131 529 5506.

You can also get in touch via email at corstorphine.library@edinburgh.gov.uk