Home / What's On / Swanage / Swanage Literary Festival – Martin Hobdell (Martin the Poet)Swanage Literary Festival – Martin Hobdell (Martin the Poet)The Mowlem, SwanageDateFriday 6 November 2026Starts9pmEnds9:45pmTypeOtherWhereShore Road, Swanage, BH19 1DD, Swanage, BH19 1DDLast checked1 October 2026Martin Hobdell presents his unique and topical poetry. He grew up in Tottenham and after doing an English degree at QMC, a career in teaching followed. On moving to Swanage in 2005, and joining two local poetry groups, he set up his own in 2015, which now meets at the British…At The MowlemMusic venue — Shore Rd, Swanage, BH19 1DD.The Mowlem on FolkAirMore at The MowlemSwanage Blues Festival — 2 October 2026‘SAS Rogue – The Clandestine Life of Peter Weaver” — 5 October 2026& Sons — 5 October 2026Around The MowlemThe Cellar Bar — Bar, 10mThe Showbar Taproom and Bar — Bar, 10mFunworld Amusements — Arcade, 50mListing from the original source. FolkAir links out rather than selling tickets for this event.