Declaring Climate Emergency
Having performed a poem at the Culture Declares Emergency (CDE) Bristol launch on Friday 28th, I’m making my individual declaration of...
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CALEB PARKIN
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Jan 28, 20202 min read
New Year, New Wings
2019, when I had – in a very real sense – wings. A belated and brief round-up of last year (I know – it’s nearly February, but midwinter...
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Oct 7, 20193 min read
Swindon, Aldeburgh, Resources
Surreal objets, masks, The Tent Palace of the Delicious Air, Roy McFarlane performing, and the Poets’ Umbrellas. Just back from the Big...
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Jun 11, 20193 min read
Dissertation, Publication, Projectification
Ekphrasis for All! (See Max Literacy update below) (No, projectification is not a word – but I just needed to finish the ‘-ification’...
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Apr 4, 20191 min read
Trello Submissions Template
I’ve started using Trello as a way of keeping track of my poertry submissions to competitions and journals – and have found it a really...
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Feb 6, 20192 min read
Extrasensory Perceptions: Fortean Poetry
Though let’s be honest, it’s seriously slippery. Some upcoming and ongoing projects: I’m delighted to be running a weekend of Fortean...
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Oct 13, 20183 min read
Varder ‘er at Chelt Lit Fest
Polari Writing with the Palones of Chelt Lit Crawl A busy couple of weeks with Cheltenham Literature Festival workshops, amongst other...
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Aug 28, 20181 min read
Kit-Kats & Satellite of Love
Just back from a double whammy of festivals – Green Man and Shambala. Knackered! Both were very splendid happenings indeed. Will post...
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Jun 27, 20181 min read
National Writing Day & A Poem A Week
Today, I’m in Nova Hreod Academy in Swindon for National Writing Day. This morning we created Recipes for Poetry on a Sunny Day, en...
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Jun 7, 20182 min read
Weimar Win & More
A still from The Desktop Metaphor Some good newses to celebrate & projects to update! Firstly, the filmpoem by Helmie Stil of my piece...
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Jan 4, 20184 min read
Wellcome & Time to Breathe
The splendid Reading Room at the Wellcome Collection Happy New Year! I hope you’ve had some enjoyable time off over midwinter &...
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Dec 15, 20171 min read
Avant-Gardes & Manifestos
From January 23rd, I’ll be hosting a five-week fortnightly course, Letting Your Avant-Garde Down, at Hours here in Bristol. I’m delighted...
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Sep 27, 20171 min read
Four In a Forest: A Bedtime Story
Earlier in September, I was invited by Knowle West Media Centre to write a ‘bedtime story for an artists’ at their Artist Hotel...
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Aug 31, 20173 min read
Green Man Gripes & Shambling
Shambling at Shambala 2017 It’s been a busy couple of festival weeks! And I’m just starting to return to the so-called ‘Real World’… The...
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Aug 7, 20171 min read
Osteochondritis Dissecans
“desecrated spaces, the rivers of me, these capillaries drying up at their tips” Last Wednesday, I ran the last workshop (of four) at M...
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Aug 4, 20172 min read
A Recipe for Martian Happiness
Marvin could do with a bit of this recipe, I reckon. Last Thursday 27th July, I compered an event as part of at-Bristol’s Festival of...
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Jul 19, 20171 min read
Living On Mars
Hopefully living on Mars wouldn’t be much like The Expanse… Next week, I’ll be compering an event as part of at-Bristol’s ‘Festival of...
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Jun 26, 20171 min read
(Mis)Behaviour at Green Man
I’ll be leading some witty, silly, Petty Protest at Green Man Einstein’s Garden this year, as part of their theme of (Mis)Behaviour....
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Jun 23, 20171 min read
BONES
A room with twelve skeletons; skulls all facing the same way. A bony choir: but what songs will they sing us? Songs from long ago – and...
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Mar 3, 20171 min read
Wyldwood Write On Video
I’ve just finished facilitating four sessions, working with Wyldwood Arts – a group of 18-25 year olds from the Bristol Old Vic young...
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