Loose Tongues are a Scottish-based loose collective of poets who launched at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh as part of the Radical Book Fair May, 2005.
The founding poets who met on the Glasgow MPhil in Creative Writing course during 2003-4 were Stephanie Green, Mandy Haggith and Eunice Buchanan but we frequently invite other writers and poets to read with us. The line-up varies depending on the event.
To read a selection of poems click on News:Former member of Loose Tongues, Eunice Buchanan, has emigrated to Australia following her grand-children(2009). We hope she will perform with us again some time in the future. | Loose TonguesTaut, dramatic and witty. Different voices with a female perspective from the personal to the political. A selection of some of Scotland's best up and coming literary poets who are no mean performers too. From L to R:
Stephanie Green, Patricia Ace, Janie McKie and
Mandy Haggith
2010 EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL
Poetry and Song: Loose Tongues and Just Voices will perform
4-5pm on Friday August 27th
at the Forest Fringe,
Forest Cafe, 3, Bristo Place, Edinburgh EH1
The poets are Mandy Haggith, Stephanie Green, Janie McKie and Patrica Ace with a capella song by 'Just Voices': Irene Railley with Yvonne Eardley, Kath Latham, Ulla Lorriman and Linda McPhee. See performer biogs below.
What better way to have a refreshing break from the festival whirl than an hour's cup of tea/coffee or fruit juice and a wee spot of poetry to set you up for the onslaught of the rest of your evening?
Last year's Review Rating 5/5 Stars: Excellent!
Edinburgh Review.
Performer Biogs:
Her pamphlet 'Glass Works' was short-listed for the Callum McDonald Award and in 2007 she received a New Writers Bursary from the Scottish Arts Council and a further grant in 2010. After 13 years in Wales, she now lives in Edinburgh.
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![]() Her launch at the SPL in 2009 must have had the most numerous guests in memory! A tribute to Janie's much-admired poetry and personal charm.
She is currently a Tutor on the Creative Writing programme at the University of Edinburgh.
'Jane McKie is a seer...a mature, sensitive talent' - Polly Clark.
Irene Railley
Born and brought up in Edinburgh, Irene is the founder of 'Just Voices', a small group of a capella voices drawn from her hugely popular community choir 'Song Works' whom she rules with a rod of good humour. For the last few years, they have taken part in the 'Big Sing' in Dundee. 'Just Voices' perform songs from round the world, from Georgian cow-calling, African and Shetlandic to Gospel and Bluegrass with spine-tingling close harmony.
Irene is also a primary teacher with one term to go before retirement and is looking forward to more time for collecting songs.
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