Goonie: Poetry extravaganza with Michael Mullen & friends

Goonie is the raw and joyful debut collection from award-winning Scottish poet and spoken word artist Michael Mullen.

Whether exploring queerness through fierce lyrical poetry or celebrating Mullen's beloved Scotland through vernacular vignettes, Goonie's main preoccupation is with how we form community around us and how community, in turn, forms us. In Goonie, the oral tradition of Scots combines with whip-sharp Glaswegian humour to bring alive in language and form the full spectrum of human connection: working class friends gathering round a fire, a living room ceilidh, an chat in the hairdresser's chair, a queer awakening.

These poems show the power of acceptance, togetherness and creative expression.

To mark the publication of this phenomenal collection, Michael will be performing alongside friends & Edwin Morgan Award Winners Titilayo Farukuoye, Roshni Gallagher, and Alyson Kissner!