Robbie Gillett, aka Beneath the Tracksuit

Robbie is a poet-Spoken word artist. He was diagnosed with MS in 2015. He took up poetry after his diagnosis to help deal with the emotional effects of his condition. He writes under the name ‘Beneath the Tracksuit’.

He’s published a book, and released an Album "Beneath" with Recording artist Ruinarte. And he’s working on a collaboration with the artist Atom St. George, who also lives with MS.

Emotional support

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Content warning: some posts on these pages discuss suicidal thoughts.

Blogs by Robbie Gillett, aka Beneath the Tracksuit

Through my struggles with depression and MS, I became a poet

Robbie writes about how poetry is a great outlet for him - and the opportunities it's opened up.