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Martin Figura

Poetry Arena

Sunday 19th July, 2009
15:10 - 15:30

Poetry Arena

Friday 17th July, 2009
18:20 - 18:40

Martin Figura is member of The Joy of 6 and has performed at numerous events and festivals, from Great Yarmouth to New York. His third collection Whistle (Arrowhead) is to be published in Autumn 2009.

'The hands down favourite piece for Sunday's hall of poets was Poets' Retreat, from Martin … If there was a sub-species of poet from whom this hilariously sinister poem did not take the Mickey I don't know which it would be' Iambic Cafe

''....so challenging it makes the audience gasp. In spite of this, he engages the listener with warmth and humour.' Patience Agbabi

'I like Martin Figura's work very much.  He's talented and I wouldn't hesitate to appropriate some of his work and call it mine!' Randy Newman

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