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Join Alan Spence – former Edinburgh Makar and author of the cult-classic Glasgow Zen and upcoming sequel A Wee Bit Zen – for conversation and short-form poetry from a trickster with words and a mesmerising performer of his own work. Haiku, found poems, sound poems, text poems, puns, one-liners, overheard word-on-the-street poems, everyday zen, timeless poems of the here and now – poignant, insightful and laugh-out-loud funny. 'Spence is a calm and necessary visionary' (Ali Smith). 'Poetry with the gloves off' (Liz Lochhead).
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ScotlandsFest: A Wee Bit Zen – When Less Is More is by Alan Spence / Luath Press, listed under Spoken Word in the Fringe programme. It plays at St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church, 14 Johnston Terrace, EH1 2PW, 24 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets are £10.