Boring The Arse Off Young People

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Nasty Little Press are delighted to publish Boring The Arse Off Young People by Martin Figura

In Boring the Arse Off Young People Figura turns his wry humour on the middle-aged people who “should be occupying their time with: / jigsaws, / the litter problem, / gravy, / coach trips to the Norfolk Lavender Fields.” But who are instead “doing degrees / with no possible practical application” or having glorious, celebratory sex – “an...d when we’ve finished / doing what we want to, this flesh will keep moving still.”

Midnight walks where “the moon snags on the cathedral’s spire” rub shoulders with nightmares in which an ex-lover squeezes “the creams / for my skin diseases into the bag where my favourite cheese is” in a collection of poems guaranteed to warm the heart and tickle even the most grumpy of rib cages.

Martin Figura is a Scouser who reached the rank of Major in the army before sacking it all off to become a photographer and poet, Martin Figura is a free spirit with well-polished shoes. He has three previous collections The Little Book of Harm (Firewater Press, 2000), Ahem (Egg Box, 2005) and Whistle (Gatehouse Press, 2009). A stage version of Whistle premiered at The Ledbury Poetry Festival in 2010 and is currently being developed with Apples & Snakes.

“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

“I can see why you gave up photography.” Martin Parr

This event is free and there will be complimentary wine.

Entry: Free

Time: 7:00pm