LEAP Sports Scotland: Pride House Scotland - Reclaiming Narratives - A Queer Poetry Workshop with Len Lukowski

Pride House is a temporary pop-up space which will exist during the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Ever thought of the perfect comeback the next day? Know a sickeningly straight song that with a few tweaks would make a steamy queer anthem? Want to insert an elephant into your childhood to trample the bullies? This workshop is for you! We'll look at ways poets rewrite the stories that push them to the sidelines and do the same ourselves. Suitable for all levels of experience, including complete beginners.

Len Lukowski is a writer based in Glasgow. He writes poetry, fiction and memoir. Len’s had writing in 14 Poems, Extra Teeth and Magma. He’s played in the queer punk bands Jean Genet, Faggot and Twinken Park. He is a recipient of the Wasafiri prize for New Writing. His first collection, Bodily Fluids, was published in 2025 by Broken Sleep Books, who also published his pamphlet, The Bare Thing, in 2022. He is currently working on a queer, gothic novel set in the southside of Glasgow.