Sonido De Calle, Boyle Heights, L.A. 2025. Photo Credit: Diana Hsieh
Martin Jago is a British-American poet, nonfiction writer, and stage director who lives between Los Angeles and the United Kingdom, and works internationally. His debut poetry collection, PHOTOFIT (Pindrop Press, 2023), is available for purchase here. His forthcoming chapbook, BLACK PLASTIC BLUES will be available in 2026 from Finishing Line Press.
His poetry and prose have appeared in literary magazines such as Agenda, Acumen, The Penn Review, The Moth, Presence, LIT Magazine, Indianapolis Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Artillery Magazine, The Friday Poem, Blue Unicorn, Copihue and the poetry podcast Poetry Worth Hearing.
A respected authority on acting methods relating to Elizabethan drama, Jago is also the author of four critically-acclaimed books on Shakespeare, published in the US by Smith & Kraus, the largest publisher of theatre trade books worldwide!
Artistic Director at RAZE THE SPACE, the theatre ensemble produces cutting-edge theatre with global focus that stands at the intersection of poetry, theatre, and spoken word, epitomized by events like RAZE's annual international ten-minute play festival at the Mark Taper Auditorium in L.A.
An active member of the Los Angeles poetry and theatre scenes, Martin spent several years as Steering Committee member and Associate Producer at Directors Lab West, a theatre-arts organization that provides training for mid-career stage directors and choreographers.
He teaches creative writing and acting far and wide, from guest lectureships at University of Oxford to Shakespeare Masterclasses at the Malibu Playhouse. Martin holds a Master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford (where he was an F.H. Pasby Prize finalist) and a Bachelor's degree in Acting & Theatre from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
