Vegan Poet
& Writer
Paul Graeme Holroyd
Vegan Poet and performer
Paul was well into his fifties before poetry found him. It started after he attended a protest outside MBR Acres puppy breeding facility in Cambridgeshire, UK. Here beagle puppies are bred and sent to laboratories to be experimented on and ultimately killed.
Paul wrote a short poem about this, then another animal rights poem followed but it wasn't until he quit work, bought a van to live in and started travelling the UK volunteering on animal sanctuaries and other places in need of help that his mind was free and the poems kept coming. Poems about animal rights and many other subjects.
He can often be found at vegan or poetry events around the UK sharing his verse.
BOOKS
All books by P G Holroyd can be found at most online bookstores as well as Amazon and Kindle or direct from the author by messaging through this website.
Hardcovers are only available from Amazon or from Paul Holroyd direct by leaving a message through this website.
Direct from the author is the cheapest option as Amazon don't get a cut.
If you see Paul at any vegan or poetry event he will probably have books and c.d.'s available.
As well as the GreenBeard's Vegan Verse and Poetry of Life books and anthologies, there is...
'What If it was us?', a short story seen through the eyes of human animals being treated as non-human animals are treated in our world.
'Holroyd's Halloween poem book', a collection of horror/spooky poems taken from both the vegan and other poetry books. This book is designed to be used as a greetings card which can be kept. (Adult content)
'GreenBeard's Christmas poem book', a collection of Xmas poems both vegan and other designed to be used like a Xmas card that can be kept. There are 10 'veganised' Xmas carols at the back of the book.
There is now also a cd available, 'GreenBeard's Vegan Verse', a collection of 55 vegan/animal rights poems read to you by the author. These audio discs are only available direct from the author by messaging through this website or through FB or Instagram. (Or from Paul in person)
Also available digitally to stream or download on the Bandcamp music app, pgholroydpoetry.bandcamp.com
GreenBeard's Vegan Verse
GreenBeard's Vegan Verse was the first book published by P G Holroyd. 35 animal rights/vegan poems plus the first one 'Close down MBR Acres' in the intro. This was followed by GreenBeard's 'Child Friendly' Vegan Verse and GreenBeard's Vegan Verse vol 2.
Poetry of Life
Poetry of Life, the Curse of Verse is the debut collection of poetry about everything other than animal rights, 35 poems about life, the environment and anything else that came to mind. This was quickly followed by Poetry of Life, the Crime of Rhyme and Poetry of Life, the Breach of Speech.
Read my Mind
Poetry of Life Anthology
A collection of over 190 eclectic poems. This anthology includes all the poems from the Poetry of Life series plus many, many more.
GreenBeard's Vegan uniVerse
A Veganthology, out now. Every vegan poem I've written so far as of January 2026. A collection of over 150 vegan/animal rights poems including all poems from the GreenBeard's Vegan Verse series.
A poetic voice for the voiceless
GreenBeard's poetic activism
Available for events to speak out for the animals, the environment, the oppressed and the bald!
If you think your event could benefit from a bit of poetry then it's time to rhyme against the crime.
Vegan/ political/ environmental events, poetry/spoken word events, comedy events.