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Durban or Bust!
The Glad Cafe1006A Pollokshaws Road
Sat 29 Aug · 19:30 · £10
About this event
A five-star evening of lyrical splendour as the Scottish Poetry Slam Champions of the past five years join forces to present a unique one-off evening of poetry and spoken word. Featuring special mystery guests and MC’d by revered Scottish Poetry Slam master Robin Cairns, “Durban or Bust!” is a fund-raising evening to help send Scotland’s representative Biff Smith to South Africa and back for the World Poetry Slam Championship in Durban. For one night only, a never-before-seen bill of champion Scottish poets! At the most excellent and beloved Glad Cafe! And it’s a Saturday night! Come on in. All welcome.
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A different kind of night
Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.