Listen to an invited published poet on the first Monday of each month and enjoy a relaxed evening of poetry in the first floor bar. There's the chance to participate so bring your own poems to share if you wish! Watch the website for further information about upcoming poets.

November’s poet is Sheila Binks. Sheila will be reading from her book "One Hand Waving Free". This is a brand new publication from Vane Women Press:

Sheila Binks has never lived more than 10 miles from the tiny Durham village of Mordon where she was born. Rooted in her practical Northern working class life, stacking shelves at Tesco and raising four sons, nevertheless she is a dreamer, one who is wild at heart.

Her compass points West to the Great Plains and California, where there are ghosts of buffalo and Indians, and the San Andreas Fault is like a knife-edge to live on. All she has are maps on her knee but poets need only one hand waving free. This is a beautiful and intelligent collection drawn from her life on the ground and inspired by her head in the clouds. Sensitive, observant, her work never fails to impress with a spirit that sparkles. And if you have ever wondered what a Durham lasses' night out is like, read on.

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