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.
Producing 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 Los Angeles.
An active member of the L.A. poetry and theatre scenes, Martin spent several years as Steering Committee member and Associate Producer of Directors Lab West, a theatre-arts organization providing 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.
He holds a Master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford (where he was a F.H. Pasby Prize finalist and full HEFCE scholar) and a Bachelor's degree in Acting & Theatre from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
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.
Producing 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 Los Angeles.
An active member of the L.A. poetry and theatre scenes, Martin spent several years as Steering Committee member and Associate Producer of Directors Lab West, a theatre-arts organization providing 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.
He holds a Master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford (where he was a F.H. Pasby Prize finalist and full HEFCE scholar) and a Bachelor's degree in Acting & Theatre from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
