poetry Archives - Scottish BPOC Writers Network

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026Blog, Events, Opportunities

Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Workshops with Hannah Lavery – Autumn Term 2026

Multicoloured text on a dark brownish red background with photo of Hannah Lavery. Text: Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Group with Hannah Lavery. Online + in person - Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh. September 10th. October 8th. November 12th. December 10th. 2026. All workshops 12pm - 1:30pm. Suggested donation £40-£80 (£10-£20 per workshop). Access: free tickets, captions + Travel, data & carer bursaries. Scottish BPOC Writers Network and IASH logos in top left corner.

Join us from September-December 2026 for our Writers of Colour poetry writing group!

June 12, 2026July 23, 2026Past Events

Poetry Editing Workshop with Marjorie Lotfi – 1 July 2026

Join us on 1 July for an interactive workshop with Marjorie Lotfi, exploring editing your poetry.

January 28, 2026August 13, 2026Past Events, Past Opportunities

Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Group with Hannah Lavery – Feb-Jun 2026

Multicoloured text on a dark green background with photo of Hannah Lavery. Text: Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Group with Hannah Lavery. February - June 2026, online + in person - IASH, University of Edinburgh. February 12th · March 12th · April 23rd · May 14th · June 11th · 2026. All workshops 12pm - 1:30pm. Access: free tickets, captions + Travel, data & carer bursaries. Scottish BPOC Writers Network and IASH logos in top left corner.

Join us from February-June 2026 for our Writers of Colour poetry writing group!

January 16, 2026March 3, 2026Past Events

Developing Your Craft with SBWN – On Poetry Pamphlets with Zain Rishi

Join us for this online, BSL-interpreted craft workshop on poetry pamphlets. Part of our Developing Your Craft programme.

January 12, 2026March 3, 2026Blog, Past Events

Developing Your Craft with SBWN – 5th-27th February

Graphic with photos of Andres N. Ordorica, Foday Mannah, Zain Rishi, Shze-Hui Tjoa, Candice Chung, and Anthony V. Capildeo. Text: Developing Your Craft with SBWN. for BPOC writers in Scotland & across the UK. 5th-27th February | Online and In Person | £10-£20 per session.

This series focuses on thinking more deeply and deliberately about the craft techniques in your writing.

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025On Demand

Resistance = Solidarity = (Platonic) Love – A Radio Show

Resistance = Solidarity = (Platonic) Love – A Radio Show with Radio Buena Vida was an intimate show celebrating resistance, solidarity and friendship with writers of colour in or with connections to Scotland in partnership with the Scottish BPOC Writers Network and Book Week Scotland.

August 15, 2025May 5, 2026Past Opportunities

Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Group with Hannah Lavery – Sept-Dec 2025

Multicoloured text on a dark blue background with photo of Hannah Lavery. Text: Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Group with Hannah Lavery. Sept-Dec 2025, online + in person. Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities University of Edinburgh. September 4th, October 2nd, November 6th, December 4th. All workshops 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Suggested donation £40 (£10 per workshop).

Join us from September-December 2025 for our Writers of Colour poetry writing group!

June 17, 2025June 24, 2025Past Events

Building Kinship & Solidarity: Poetry and Spoken Word – 19 June 2025

Local poets and spoken word artists exploring themes connected to kinship, migration and refuge. Part of Refugee Festival Scotland.

May 30, 2025June 12, 2025Past Events

Fady Joudah: in conversation with Sabrin Hasbun – 6 June 2025

Black and red text on a white background, with a black-and-white pattern in the top right and bottom left corners. Photo of Fady Joudah in the bottom left quadrant. Text: Friday 6th June. Fady Joudah in conversation with Sabrin Hasbun. Join us for an evening of poetry reading and a conversation about writing in a time of genocide, with award winning poet Fady Joudah. Online, live-streamed with captions. 7:00-8:30pm. £5. All profits will go to charities and grassroots organisations that support Palestine. @awraqfestival. awraqfestival.com.

Evening of poetry and conversation with award winning Palestinian-American poet, Fady Joudah, and Palestinian-Italian writer Sabrin Hasbun.

January 24, 2025June 24, 2025Past Events, Past Opportunities

Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Group with Hannah Lavery

Multicoloured text on a purple background with photo of Hannah Lavery. Text: Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Group with Hannah Lavery. February-June 2025, online + in person Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities University of Edinburgh. February 6th, March 6th, April 10th, May 1st, June 5th. All workshops 3:45pm - 5:15pm. Suggested donation £50 (£10 per workshop).

Join us from February-June 2025 for this year’s Writers of Colour writing group!