If a young Robert Burns was around today he would be slamming - the competitive art of performance poetry.
Year of young People 2018 is helping fund Scottish Youth Poetry Slam 2018.
Poetry slam has 12 or more poets perform their work which is judged by a panel and audience reaction through heats with a dual emphasis on writing and performance. Young poets from across the country will take part in a series of workshops in preparation for the regional slams and the winners will go forward to compete in the Scottish Youth Poetry Slam Final on October 31 at the Beacon Arts Centre, Inverclyde.