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

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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

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

Edinburgh Book Festival

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

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

…. 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

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Helen Ivory has the place to herself

Helen Ivory has the place to herself

In the quiet hour beyond the vampires' retreat and

In the quiet hour beyond the vampires' retreat and the dog walkers' stumble into the woods.

Mousehold Heath

Mousehold Heath

Such a beautiful glittering morning we've headed o

Such a beautiful glittering morning we've headed out early

Darkness creeps in at the poppet factory

Darkness creeps in at the poppet factory

Merry Christmas frenzy over

Merry Christmas frenzy over

Watching the outside

Watching the outside

I am reminded once more that just because you're w

I am reminded once more that just because you're wearing headphones and can't hear your own farts, it doesn't mean others can't hear them.

32GB of RAM installed: he was kung fu typing, his

32GB of RAM installed: he was kung fu typing, his hands were as fast as lightning. 7 poems in 4 minutes!

Made a small dent in birthday whisky, shall top it

Made a small dent in birthday whisky, shall top it up during the day by attempting to write.

Thank you for all the birthday wishes. Feet up in

Thank you for all the birthday wishes. Feet up in their new slippers watching The Oo

Autumn has provided new opportunities so she's at

Autumn has provided new opportunities so she's at it again #WhereIsHelen

Pickling Sunday

Pickling Sunday

Autumn lockdown

Autumn lockdown

Spider has escaped for Halloween

Spider has escaped for Halloween

Stone age comb over man

Stone age comb over man

Super or ultra absorbent #Sainsbury's o which is m

Super or ultra absorbent #Sainsbury's o which is most absorbent?

Show Hair #shed

Show Hair #shed

What a lovely surprise today from that marvellous

What a lovely surprise today from that marvellous man Antony Owen - huge thanks Antony

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