Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
At our December 2025 open mic, Carly Brown treated us to two fantastic feature sets, including performing this classic about the abstinence-only Sex Ed she received in the Texas public school system.
Dr Carly Brown is an award-winning poet and fiction writer originally from Austin, Texas and now living in Edinburgh. She is the author of a bestselling children’s picture book, I Love St Andrews, and two poetry pamphlets. Known for her lively and witty spoken word poetry, Carly was Scotland’s National Champion of Slam Poetry (2013) and ranked fourth at the World Series of Slam Poetry in Paris. Her debut novella, All the Orphans in the Galaxy, was published in 2022 with Speculative Books and shortlisted for Best Novella in the 2023 Saboteur Awards.
Learn more about Carly's work via carlyjbrown.com
The Loud Poets Open Mic takes place on the second and last Monday of each month at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. It's FREE and unticketed, and open to poets of all ages, styles, and experience levels! Learn more: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:6438
Thank you to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Scottish spoken word scene.
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At our December 2025 open mic, Carly Brown treated us to two fantastic feature sets, including performing this classic about the abstinence-only Sex Ed she received in the Texas public school system.
Dr Carly Brown is an award-winning poet and fiction writer originally from Austin, Texas and now living in Edinburgh. She is the author of a bestselling children’s picture book, I Love St Andrews, and two poetry pamphlets. Known for her lively and witty spoken word poetry, Carly was Scotland’s National Champion of Slam Poetry (2013) and ranked fourth at the World Series of Slam Poetry in Paris. Her debut novella, All the Orphans in the Galaxy, was published in 2022 with Speculative Books and shortlisted for Best Novella in the 2023 Saboteur Awards.
Learn more about Carly's work via carlyjbrown.com
The Loud Poets Open Mic takes place on the second and last Monday of each month at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. It's FREE and unticketed, and open to poets of all ages, styles, and experience levels! Learn more: scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:6438
Thank you to Creative Scotland for supporting our work in the Scottish spoken word scene.
Thanks for watching! If you want to see more from us, please Like this video, Subscribe to our channel, and ring the Bell Icon to be notified when we release new videos.
For access to full-length Loud Poets shows, including over 50 shows in our back catalogue, and other exclusive digital content, consider joining our YouTube channel as a Member for just £4.99/month! Sign up here: youtube.com/channel/UCjsTBHEZdBYPXPdLwtCAJcw/join
You can also join our Patreon at £5/month for access to our full-length Loud Poets shows and other exclusive digital content, or £10/month for that access plus entry into our Loud Poets Writing Club, an online creative community of writers and performers with monthly workshops, feedback sessions, and tailored support. Sign up: patreon.com/c/iamloud
Learn more about our live events, workshops, and digital programming via our website iamloud.co and our Linktree https://linktr.ee/IAmLoudPro
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