Poetry at Books and Beans presents Sharon Black and Jo Gilbert

Thu Apr 30 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+01:00

Books and Beans | Aberdeen

Poetry at Books and Beans
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Poetry at Books and Beans presents Sharon Black and Jo Gilbert
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We have two amazing poets this month - Sharon Black, all the way from Glasgow via France, and our very own Jo Gilbert
Sharon Black is a multi-award-winning poet from Glasgow who lives in a remote valley of the Cévennes mountains in France. She has published 4 full collections of poetry and will be reading from her forthcoming collection, ‘Things That Fruit in Darkness’, published by Vagabond Voices.
Jo Gilbert is a spoken word artist, writer and slam winner from Aberdeen, who writes in their native tongue of Doric and English. Their first collection, 'WTF is Normal Anyway?' was was nominated for a Scots Language award in 2023. Jo's new collection, 'The Department of Stuff and Things', is out now from Seahorse Publications.
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Books and Beans, 20 Belmont Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1JH, United Kingdom

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