Monthly poetry at Artizan Gallery welcoming a wealth of local talent and incredible national headliners, Stanza Extravaganza is one of the highlights of the Torbay poetry calendar. With regular hosts Robert Garnham and Becky Nuttall at the helm, these events are always guaranteed to be a night of wonderful whimsy!

Headliner at this months Stanza Ziggy Abd El Malak

Ziggy is a retired Theatre lecturer who is presently spending his time modelling, studying for a GCSE Maths and performing his poetry in Torquay. His new volume of poems Laid Bare And Split-Up! [available on Amazon] deals with the break-up of a recent long-term relationship – but there is much humour in the book too.