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The Worst Poets Club

Sun 18 Oct

The Queen's Hall

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About This Event

The Queens Hall Edinburgh will host 'The Worst Poets Club' on 18 October 2026 at 00:00. The literary event brings together four poets, including Hollie McNish, for a performance. Ticket prices are listed as check website.

The Worst Poets Club with Hollie McNish brings together four of the biggest names in poetry in the UK. After a decade of headlines, articles, comments and occasional strangers in person have claimed them as the worst poets, most terrible, mediocre, not even a poet poets, individually and collectively to blame for the downfall of modern poetry, Hollie McNish, Nikita Gill, Donna Ashworth and Len Pennie have come together to form The Worst Poets Club. For two nights only, in London and Edinburgh, please come and join four of the UK's bestselling but worst poets together on stage to read from their latest and most-cherished collections, to chat and to celebrate being rubbish at what they love. 50% of the artist fees will be donated to the National Literacy Trust, in the hope that the future generations of young, budding writers will not be a bad as them. We can't wait to see you there.

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The Worst Poets Club takes place on Sunday, 18 October 2026.

The Worst Poets Club is held at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh (85 - 89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh South EH8 9JG).

Tickets for The Worst Poets Club can be booked via thequeenshall.net using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

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