Here is the latest update from Gavin Inglis re Underword.

Tue 24th Aug is a double blow of performance poetry with Anita Govan
and Laura Hainey. West coast wit meets east coast energy.

Wed 25th Aug is Dirty Words, a sex-themed charity night in aid of the
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, which will not shy away from the
f-word, c-word or indeed outright porn. Two Bloc readers and you can
probably guess which ones.

Thu 26th Aug is Stefan Pearson with stories of salt air and drunken
sailors. You might have heard some of these before but you won’t have
heard his take on the real truths behind the decline of the Scottish
fishing industry.

Fri 27th Aug is Writers’ Bloc. We almost have a programme ready!

Sat 28th Aug is the closing night, a hell for leather rush through as
many readers as I can cram into 45 minutes.

Underword is 19.50-20.40 at Fingers Piano Bar, Frederick Street.
http://underword.co.uk/ and admission is FREE.

You may also enjoy Alba Ad Astra, an exhibition about the Scottish
space programme, at Transreal Fiction in the Grassmarket.

Writers’ Bloc member Gavin Inglis is running a series of spoken word performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sorry for not clueing you in before – it’s been going for over a week.

Here are Gav’s notes for this week.

“Mon 17th Aug is the second open mic night. Some popular names are already signed up and I have had to start turning people away. Be prepared to be surprised — if that makes sense.

Tue 18th Aug is pretty special. If you are a loooong term Bloc follower you may remember Under The Bright And Hollow Sky, Andrew J. Wilson’s post-modern, multi-voiced tale of terror. We are staging this chilling episode for the first time in seven years.

Wed 19th is Newbie Night; poets and writers who have never performed their work on stage before. Come and support them — and y’know, I might still have one slot free …

Thu 20th is wasted on some guy called Gavin Inglis.

Fri 21st features Word Dogs, our sister group from Glasgow. Bark worse than their bite? Come along and find out.

Underword is 19.50-20.40 at Fingers Piano Bar, Frederick Street.
http://underword.co.uk/ Admission is FREE.

And a quick reminder that the West Port Book Festival is in full swing:
http://westportbookfestival.org/.”