An Evening of Heartfelt Poetry in a Hectic World with Robin Ince

Mon Nov 03 2025 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm UTC+00:00

Old Woollen | Leeds

Truman Books
Publisher/HostTruman Books
An Evening of Heartfelt Poetry in a Hectic World with Robin Ince
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Author Robin Ince invites you to his new show that mixes poetry and happy stories about the things that have made life delightful.
About this Event

Author Robin Ince invites you to his new show that mixes poetry and happy stories about the things that have made life delightful, from Doctor Who and horror movies, to the camaraderie of protest marches and his love of dishevelled cemeteries.

It offers an insight into his new book Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth - a series of poems written about love, death and Bela Lugosi (and graves, trees and Judi Dench).

This is Robin's debut collection of poems and includes a selection that are connected to the neurodivergent themes of his recent book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal.

At the Morecambe Poetry Festival 2023, Robin was officially handed his Poetic Licence (it is real, he’ll show it to you if you ask, and often if you don’t).

Robin Ince is many things. A multi award-winning comedian, author, broadcaster, bibliomaniac and a populariser of scientific ideas. He is perhaps best known as the co-host and co-creator of the Sony Gold Award winning BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox.

‘Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth is a bold, intimate collection, in part memoir and in part rallying cry, here is an exploration of our world past and present. Robin Ince has a beautiful and observant eye for tiny details, for pockets of recollection, for fleeting moments, for tears and dark comedy, these poems contain bright snapshots of where we are, our nature and humanity, our sensitivities, our rage and our happiness.’ - Salena Godden

‘Raw, funny, sometimes painfully immediate, and heartfelt. He writes with an honesty that's either admirable or foolish.’ - Reece Shearsmith

There will also be a selection of Robin's other books available to buy and Robin will do a signing at the end of the evening.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Old Woollen, 83 85 Town Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 20.21 to GBP 27.80

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