There were 20 poets and audience members yesterday and the brilliant Nat Clare as compere.

Rachel Bond (the flashing virgin!) and Chris Co made their fantastic debuts.

Feedback recieved was:

Good Points: poems, supportive, cake and atmosphere, poems, welcome, spooky pub, bad weather, content, cool, the compering was superb, glad I won the wine, great night, excellent atmosphere.

Areas For Improvement: where is the flapjack?, seating?, light the fire, none needed, people who laugh at their own jokes (that'll be the corpse-discussing, corpsing Mr Glennon I assume), people who keep changing names (Allan? Me?!), none needed.

I will ask as to wether the fire can be lit or not but I think it might just be for show nowadays and next time I will bring flap jack. As for seating, that remains a hot issue apparently, is it better to sit in a circle or at tables?