GigTag for poets and spoken-word artists
They heard the poem. Now they want to read the rest.
A poem lands in three minutes and is gone. A GigTag gives the listener a page with your book, your recordings and your next reading, one scan from the mic stand or the table where you sell your pamphlets.
- Links to your work
- Every reading listed
- Tips by card or Apple Pay
The problem
The line they remember, and nowhere to look it up
A woman comes up after the open mic and says one line from your poem has stayed with her. She asks if it is published. It is, in a small collection that sits in a box in your car.
Spoken word moves between open mics, readings, cafes and the odd festival. The audience changes every night, and so the next reading has to find them.
What GigTag does
One code, four jobs done for you
- Free
A page for your work
Link your book, your pamphlet, your recordings, a video of a performance or a blog. Everything is in one place, in a look that suits the work.
- Free
Every reading listed
Add open mics, readings and monthly nights as gigs or residencies. A listener adds the next one to their calendar.
- Free
Bookings for events
Schools, festivals and private events ask for a reading through the form, with the date and place and the audience.
- Pro
Tips for the performance
Listeners tip by card or Apple Pay, and the money goes straight to you. It suits a free reading or a cafe night, and you can leave it off where it does not.
A night with GigTag
A monthly open mic at a cafe
You read two poems and say the book is on the page. The tag is on the table beside the pamphlets. A few people scan it while the next reader sets up.
Someone follows your page, finds the reading you have next month and listens to the recording on the way home.
Set up
Ready before your next gig
- 1
Write a short bio and link your best piece or your book.
- 2
List the regular nights where you read.
- 3
Add a short video of a reading, if you have one.
- 4
Keep a tag on the pamphlet table or the mic stand.
Free: your page, links, gigs and residencies, and a booking form. Pro adds song requests, tips, invoices and more than one act. Tips go straight into your own Ziina or Stripe account, and GigTag takes 0%.
Questions
GigTag for poets and spoken-word artists: your questions
Does GigTag publish or sell my poems?
No. It links to wherever your work already lives, such as your shop, a publisher or a recording.
Do people request a poem?
No. Song requests are for music acts. A poet's page is your work, your readings, bookings and tips.
Is a tip jar right for poetry?
That is for you to decide. Many readers find it useful at free nights, and it is optional and on Pro.
Can I list a night I host?
Yes. Add it as a weekly or monthly residency, so regulars and new readers find the next date.
Also made for
Guides to read next
For musicians
One code on your stand. Requests, tips and the next gig behind it.
No app for your audience, nothing to download. Free to start.