I’ve written poetry for over ten years, but am still quite new to the stage. When not moonlighting as a daydreaming wageslave, I spend my time performing, travelling, attempting to learn Spanish, being skint and using poetry as a wonderful excuse to eat cake in cafes. I see poetry as an art that we can all be part of. Not only is it one of the most inexpensive hobbies you’ll ever have (all you need is a pen and the back of an envelope), but it’s ingrained in who we are and what we do, from every roof tile to every rejection via every fight for fairness and justice. It’s inspiring, relaxing, and is also my unhinged therapist, with mixed results. Wandering between silly, emotive, satirical and political, my poetry is more of a compulsion than a hobby and I’m very excited to see where it takes me. So I hope to see you at a gig soon and I hope you buy my album when it comes out later this year. In the meantime, see my blog:

Martin Grey’s Blog – ‘Towel in the Rain’