Scottish Writers Centre Clowns and Poets, The Griffin

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Scottish Writers Centre Clowns and Poets, The Griffin

Hand on the baton, Scottish Writers Centre

Tuesday 24 November, 2026 • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

The GriffinGlasgow, Glasgow
Function Suite, 266 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP

Come along to The Griffin on Tuesday 24th Nov 26 for Martin Goldie & W.M.P (a.k.a. Alan Cairncross Goldie) to share a poetic take on Family, Place, and Life’s absurdities from a father and son.

There will also be a second half: SWC Speakeasy!

Each spot is 5 mins max.

Want to perform? If you’d like to read, please let us know in advance to secure your spot by filling out this form

Clowns and Poets w/ Martin Goldie and W.M.P.

Martin Goldie lives in Argyll with his wife Janice and their 2 dogs and 3 horses.
His poems have been widely published in the UK and abroad.
His debut collection ‘Unshackled’ was published in 2022 and a pamphlet ‘A Kist of Treasure’ was published in 2024 by Seahorse Publications.

His latest collection ‘The Clydefisher’ was published in 2026 by Drunk Muse Press. In 2021 he was placed in the Mountaineering Scotland Mountain Writing Competition. In 2023 was short listed for the Janet Coats Memorial prize.In 2024 he was highly commended in the James McCash Scots Language Poetry Competition. In 2026 he was a finalist in the Isobel Slorach Poetry Competition and a finalist in the Scottish Wildlife Trust – Words of the Wild Poetry competition.

W.M.P. is a space cadet from East Kilbride. Studied theatre in Paris and works as a travelling actor. Aldo once accidentally became a kick boxer in Mexico before falling in love with stand up and dedicating his life to urgent radical nonsense. A surreal, rebellious storyteller whose gateway drug was poetry.

Part-time actor
Part-time kickboxer
Full-time madman.

Everyone welcome, members, friends and first timers to come along and share their work – all writing forms, voices and languages encouraged.

Speakeasy nights aim to be an energising, supportive, and fun community-building platform for writers to share poetry, fiction, prose, storytelling and more.

Free Event!

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