His debut poetry collection Call Centre Love Song was shortlisted for a Forward Prize in 2006.

[1] Gregson has lived most of his adult life in north Wales, where he was Professor of English literature and creative writing at Bangor University[2] until taking early retirement in 2015.

[3] He has published a number of critical books, largely concerned with contemporary poetry, postmodernism and representations of masculinity.

[4] Gregson has also written two novels, Not Tonight Neil (2011) and The Crocodile Princess (2015), both published by Cinnamon Press.

[6] Coincidentally, Gregson had previously written a book-length introduction to Armitage for those studying him at school and university, built around detailed and accessible readings of his most important poems.