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Martin Figura 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. His first poetry collection The Little Book of Harm (Firewater Press) was published in 2000. Ahem (Eggbox) was published in 2005. Both pale in comparison to his excellent new collection published by us. He is a member of The Joy of Six with whom he has performed at festivals and happenings from New York to Norfolk. His pamphlet – Different Words for Toilet – is forthcoming from Nasty Little Press in November 2010.
John Osborne The poet that makes you go “aaahh…” – in a good way. John Osborne has been melting the hearts of festival-goers and barflies across the country for four years now, with poems that steer a skilful course between the mundane, the sentimental and the extraordinary. Having successfully fictionalised his addiction to the wireless in Radio Head (Radio 4’s Book of the Week) his second book, The Newsagent’s Window, is forthcoming in May from Simon & Schuster. Nasty Little Press will publish his first poetry pamphlet, What if Men Burst in Wearing Balaclavas?, in February 2010. John’s website
Byron Vincent Sink-estate dandy and festival stalwart Byron Vincent produces work that ranges from surreal punk-rock disquisitions about the socialist inclinations of the Smurfs to astutely acerbic examinations of the fraying tapestry of British culture, fusing comedy, poetry and candid bewilderment. He is currently poet in residence for the South West for Apples and Snake’s groundbreaking poetry project My Place or Yours. His pamphlet – Barking Doggerel – is forthcoming from Nasty Little Press in May 2010. Byron’s website
Luke Wright Luke Wright is poet-in-residence on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live and in 2009 took poetry onto prime-time with his Channel 4 special Seven Ages of Love. With Aisle16 he created the show Poetry Boyband which won Time Out Critics’ Choice of the Year 2005. Despite his numerous achievements Wright’s poetry remains humorous and accessible, even for stupid people who don’t like poems. Cursed with a face that people take an instant dislike to, he performs an average of three gigs a week and sometimes even makes it out of the venue without being beaten up. His first pamphlet – High Performance – was published by Nasty Little Press in November 2009. Luke’s website
Sam Ratcliffe Resident illustrator Sam Ratcliffe has been grossing out the public with his unique brand of nasty illustrations for the past decade. A graduate of Norwich’s prestigious art school Sam worked at 291 gallery, Kemistry Gallery and International Art Consultants before opening his own gallery – Achromat – in Brighton in 2009. Aside from running club nights Achromat also offers studio space for an exciting bunch of visual artists in Brighton. With work for Aisle16 and Drive Thru Records under his belt Sam has finally found a home for his drawings at Nasty Little Press. A home where they walk around in the nude and say what they like over the dinner table. We’re delighted to have them. Sam’s Website
Sally Roe Sally Roe is editor-in-chief of Nasty Little Press. She has an MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from The University of East Anglia but would rather laugh at your poems than show you hers. She has worked in an editorial capacity for several publications and prefers books to people.