Thursday, June 11, 2009

Fourth Taster for June

The fourth and final taster from this month’s all-star line-up at the Jekyll & Hyde bar (112 Hanover Street, Edinburgh) on Sunday 14th June is from Allan Crosbie. You can read a poem and bio from him now, a previously unpublished poem too.

The event, as ever, starts at 8pm and finishes around 10.15pm. It costs £3 with a £2 concession. The other poets are Andrew Philip, Katy Evans-Bush, and Zorras

I’ll have to raise the price from September, probably to £4 with a £3 concession. Would anyone not be prepared to pay that to hear such quality poetry? Maybe. A few people last month arrived late, missed the first two poets, and asked me for a discount. Considering the price is so low anyway, I was taken aback, although I did take a pound off the price for them…

3 comments:

Roddy said...

Hi Rob - I usually charge a fiver for events - it's not too much for an evening of poetry - and it gets divided between poets and a little admin. I am usually okay with those who come in halfway and ask for a discount. Fair enough. Most latecomers know the event is unfunded and are happy to pay.

Rob said...

Yes, some people maybe don't know that there are costs involved in running a poetry reading series - venue, travel, other small expenses. You're right that it isn't unreasonable to ask for a discount when you've missed half a show, but I suppose I know how tight the finances are. I do want to keep the series going, but it won't sustain itself without people coming and paying.

I'd like to pay poets too - more than just travel and sometimes a little extra - but that would make the event quite costly. So I'm going to go for £4 from September and see how that goes down.

Colin Will said...

These readings are worth every penny - and more.