His first poetry volume (North Bank Night) appeared in 1969 in the Phoenix Living Poets series.
[1][2] In an early work, Portrait of the Fen Country (1971), Storey reflected on his childhood understanding of the world as shaped by his Fenland experience.
[1] He was a founder member of the John Clare Society and the literature panel of the Eastern Arts Association.
[1] For many years he chaired the Friends of St Michael's, the church next to his home in Discoed, engaged in fundraising to restore the building and support other arts events.
New poetry collections, inspired by the local border country and other sources, were published by the Friends of St Michael's under the imprint of The Leverett Press.