Martin Kiszko

Martin Kiszko is the ‘UK’s green poet’ — a moniker given to him by audiences around the world. His one man-show, based on his two books Green Poems for a Blue Planet and Verse for the Earth, has been performed from Los Angeles to Dubai and from the Edinburgh Fringe to the Royal Albert Hall. The books and show are illustrated by Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park.
Most recently he wrote and published the world’s first epic eco-poem King Frank & the Knights of the Ecoquest illustrated by Sarah Vonthron-Laver. The poem has won the 2022 Bronze Award for Best Children/Young Adult Programme at the New York Radio Festival. Martin’s new fun poetry primer and collection, Inversebrates, has also been published. In 2015 Martin was Poet in Residence for Bristol European Green Capital year. Kiszko was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Bristol in 2016.
As a composer of music for film and television, he has composed over 200 scores and has released nine albums with Europe’s finest orchestras. He was awarded a Composer of the Year Award by the Ivors Academy and his oeuvre includes well-known BBC TV themes such as Newsround, Wildlife on Two, The Natural World, Omnibus, Food and Drink, as well as over 160 natural history film scores.
Events for Martin Kiszko
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Martin Kiszko: Green Poems for a Blue Planet
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 13:30-14:30Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: English
Age: 8+Session No: 178
Age: 8+Session No: 178
AED 40
Join Martin Kiszko, the UK’s Green Poet, as he returns to Dubai with his thought... Read More Adult event

Martin Kiszko: What’s the Score?
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 10:00-11:00Venue: 4th Floor Conference Room 3, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 266
AED 60
Martin Kiszko has composed more than 200 scores for film and television, many of... Read More Children's event

The First Epic Eco-Play: Martin Kiszko with School Performers
Date/Time: Friday 3 February 2023 16:30-18:00Venue: MBRL Theatre, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 113
AED 40 - AED 50
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