Hi, I’m Gabriella Gay.

I am a Trinidad born page-stage poet, artist, vintage dealer, teacher, PhD researcher and creative producer based in Staffordshire. I am regularly commissioned to perform, write, organise events and facilitate workshops for a wide range of organisations including the BBC, the V&A, NHS and The National Theatre.  

I am the founding member of Stoke’s Roaming Poets and Kwanzaa Collective UK *.

I am an associate artist at B-arts, Restoke, and a trustee of the New Vic Theatre. I have made numerous TV and radio appearances and my work features in shows, exhibitions, advertisements and the Visit Stoke official video. Underlying all of my written, performed, and socially engaged work, is the power of sharing our stories, community and amplifying the voices of unheard people and places.

My PhD  'Staffordshire's Colonial Connections: Re-imaging Black voices from the archival debris' critically and creatively explores the silences, fragments and records of Black women and men who lived in Staffordshire. 

This video is from a project aimed at young people interested in the life and journey of writers.