When he was fifteen years old he ran away to join the Navy. He later worked as a brick maker and a timber feller. Martin now writes full time. His books include After the Axe Men (Penguin) "The Clothes Prop Man" (Wakefield Press) and the forthcoming "Home Town Burial" (Cornford Press) a collection of personal and autobiographical poetry. In this program Martin talks about his life and work to Mike Ladd, and David Field reads Martin's poems selected from "Home Town Burial".Producer: Mike Ladd