Crosswords is a lovely little open mic night coming to Nottingham every second Wednesday of the month, based in the delightful Cock and Hoop pub, and bringing with it a wonderful featured artist as well as twenty performance slots for anyone who’d like to share their work… all at the cost of just £2 per head on your shoulders! November’s major act will be no stranger to locals, the fabulous Alistair Lane!

Probably the best zombie-poet-life-coach operating in the Greater Nottingham area, and author of the not-quite-bestselling Haiku of the Dead, Alistair Lane (and his alter ego, Steve TheZombie) has been writing and performing for several years in both undead and un-undead guises, entertaining, educating and horrifying the masses in equal measure.