Introduction

Hello, and thanks for calling in. I’m a British poet and arts worker, currently based in the Midlands. I’ve got some books available, and you can read more about these by using the tab above. The poetry can be obtained from www.rennieparker.bigcartel.com  (uk only) or  www.centralbooks.com (eu/rest of world). Regular bulletins and other curious nonsense goes on Twitter at rennieparker, while the details on here will change occasionally.

Yes that’s me, holding forth at a venue in Nottingham a while ago. The image doesn’t vary much; I usually look like that. Using a reading stand really helps me perform better, so I tend to have it with me. I particularly like the sign on the shop window in the background.

Meanwhile if you like blogs and sites which discuss poetry in progress, the writers’ experience, new opportunities and poetics, I can recommend the following locations. Nine Arches Press and The Rialto are good places to start, and so are The Poet’s Directory and Happenstance Press, NAWE, Longbarrow Press, and Writing East Midlands. Most presses like Carcanet have their own YouTube channels too, where you can catch up on recent launches and readings.

Samples of my poetry can be found on http://www.iambapoet.com wave four, number 20 (click on poets to take you onto each list) and soundclips are included. Others can be found on http://www.poetrypf.co.uk and  I have a few recordings on Soundcloud if you do a name search.