Meet the UK’s Green Poet

Thirteen years ago, Martin Kiszko decided to educate himself about the world’s various environmental crises, by challenging himself to write one green poem a week for a year.

Today, Martin has published two books of environmental poetry, Green Poems for a Blue Planet and Verse for the Earth as well as the world’s first epic eco poem for children — King Frank and the Knights of the Ecoquest. His one-man show has been performed everywhere from LA to China, Dubai to the Edinburgh Fringe. It is a body of work that has seen Martin explore everything from ocean plastic and ghost fishing to space junk and our shopping habits. Describing himself an ‘elbow nudger’ or ‘seed planter’, Martin invites his audience to look at what threatens our world through the gentle prods within his humorous verse.

Join Martin at the Great Exhibition Road Festival to explore his career as he reads excerpts from his green back catalogue and discusses his belief in the power of poetry to bring about the societal change necessary to save the planet.

Martin’s books are available to buy at www.greenpoemsforablueplanet.com

This event is part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival: One World.

Please arrive 10 minutes before the event begins if you have a ticket to join the event in South Kensington. If you arrive after this time, your ticket may be reallocated.

9-15 October 2021

Can science and the arts help inspire a greener future for the planet we share? Join us for a celebration of our remarkable world to explore how together we can protect its future against the threat of the climate emergency.

Discover a week of free events for all ages in South Kensington and online from museums, research and culture organisations based in and around Exhibition Road.

Find out more about the Festival and see the full programme on the Festival website at www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Imperial College London, Room LT 200, Exhibition Road, London, United Kingdom