Martin Appleby was born in Hastings, England, circa 1987. If you read all of the poems in this book then you already know more about him than his own mother does. If his own mother read all of the poems in this book then he apologises to her for all of the swearing drinking and drug taking.

Martin started ‘Paper and Ink literary zine’ in 2013. A print magazine where he could publish the kind of offbeat, off the wall writing that he wanted to read by writers who would otherwise be ignored by traditional publishing. At the time of writing there have been eighteen issues published. In 2021 he started ‘Scumbag Press’ where he publishes poetry chapbooks by his favourite poets. 

He currently resides in his hometown with his wife Anneka and their cat Boe.