Platform returns for our Spring season! Welcoming a double-bill of Tapsalteerie poets with new (and very new!) collections, Stewart Sanderson and Sarah Stewart; and musical guest Rhuari Campbell, AKA Slow for a Poet.
AND a limited number of half-price (£5) spots are available for Platform newbies wanting to come along for the first time! Just mention it when you email to reserve.
Your ticket price of £10 (on the door, cash only please) includes soft drinks and access to the book swap. Please bring cash to buy books & recordings directly from the artists.
Advance reservations please - from Mon 2 Feb - to
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The Larick is a beautifully light and airy space - with good parking, access, facilities and cafe. Well-served by buses from both St Andrews and Dundee. If anyone would like to be there but may have issues with transport, please let us know (email above). If we can, we'll try to help. Please arrive in time for a prompt 2pm start.
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STEWART SANDERSON is an award-winning poet from Glasgow, who has published and performed widely in the UK and internationally. Three times shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award, his work has also been recognised by accolades including an Eric Gregory Award and Robert Louis Stevenson and Jessie Kesson Fellowships. His most recent book is Weathershaker (Tapsalteerie, 2025).
https://www.tapsalteerie.co.uk/product/weather-shaker-by-stewart-sanderson
SARAH STEWART was born in Aberdeen and worked as a magazine journalist before moving into book publishing as a fiction editor. Her poetry has been shortlisted for the Keats-Shelley Prize and her Tapsalteerie pamphlet Glisk won the Callum Macdonald Memorial Award. Sarah also writes fiction as Sarah Forbes Stewart. Her novel Aren’t We Lucky was released as an Audible Original in 2025, narrated by Nicola Coughlan. Sarah’s debut full-length poetry collection Devour Everything will be published by Tapsalteerie on 1st of March 2026. She lives in Edinburgh.
https://www.tapsalteerie.co.uk/product/devour-everything
RHUARI CAMPBELL, known by his moniker SLOW FOR A POET, is an Alt-folk singer-songwriter hailing from Scotland’s central east coast. Drawing inspiration from legendary figures like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Leonard Cohen, as well as contemporary voices such as King Creosote and Bon Iver, Rhuari weaves raw ballads, dynamic riffs, and unforgettable hooks into his deeply personal storytelling. His work also carries the rich traditions of Scottish folk, influenced by icons such as Matt McGinn, Dick Gaughan, and Archie Fisher. Rhuari released his debut studio album, Slow for a Poet, in 2023 and his second studio album, Sonder, was released on October 4th, 2024.
https://slowforapoet.com
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