Poems Not Bombs, Forest Poets with Helen Ivory

8 November 2024

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Upcoming Gigs

18 Nov	Verbose MCR with Helen Ivory	The King's Arms 11 Bloom St, Salford, M3 6AN
20 Nov	Nottingham with Helen Ivory	Five Leaves Bookshop
21 Nov	Wivenhoe Poetry with Helen Ivory	The Old Grocery, Wivenhoe
22 Nov	Medway River Lit Festival with Helen Ivory	tbc
23 Nov	Wymondham Literature Festival	tbc
04 Dec	Enfield Poets with Helen Ivory	FORTY HALL, FORTY HILL, ENFIELD, EN2 9HA
11 Dec	Four Poets Series with Helen Ivory	The Wheatsheaf, 25 Rathbone Place London W1T 1JB

Reviews and Feedback

“He must be a writer – he has ‘the look’ about him”. Punter, Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh Book Festival

…. brave, confident and articulate performance from a man who gives us the confidence to find within each of us the strength to be a good father or mother or poet, or even all combined in one.

Norwich Spy - Julian Swainson

I didn’t think old people could be funny, you were very very funny.

Ten Year Old Boy

…. sometimes very funny and always engaging. Figura is remarkably frank in what he tells his audience; but he includes us rather than making us feel we are intruding.

London Grip - Michael Bartholomew-Biggs

Martin Figura’s poems are sharp and funny. One of the best performing poets on the circuit.

Luke Wright

…. Tym’s response was extraordinary, for a quiet, non-poetic man like him. ‘Brilliant! he exclaimed. ‘Absolutely bloody brilliant!’ And he kept on saying it all the way home.

Jennifer Currie

Martin Figura’s show was one of the highlights of our festival this year. It had a very powerful effect on the audience; months later people still tell me how it has stayed with them.

Eleanor Livingstone, Director StAnza International Poetry Festival

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