Caleb Parkin

Biography

Caleb Parkin is the third Bristol City Poet. He won second prize in the National Poetry Competition 2016, the Winchester Poetry Prize 2017 and various other shortlists. Poems in The Rialto, The Poetry Review, Under the Radar, Butcher’s Dog, Coast to Coast to Coast, Strix, Magma, Envoi, Lighthouse, Finished Creatures, Tentacular and Molly Bloom. His educational work is extensive, tutoring for Poetry Society, Poetry School, Cheltenham Festivals and First Story. He holds an MSc in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes. His debut pamphlet is forthcoming with tall-lighthouse in early 2021. He was awarded ACE DYCP funding to explore queer ecopoetry in this first collection.

Links to Poems:

https://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/blog/bristol-city-poet/caleb-parkin-party-poem/ https://poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poets/caleb-parkin/ https://www.iambapoet.com/caleb-parkin https://vadamagazine.com/entertainment/arts/literature/creative-writing/poems-for-your-fridge/poems-for-your-fridge-exit-only-by-caleb-parkin https://mollybloom21.weebly.com/caleb-parkin.html

All poems are copyright of the originating author. Permission must be obtained before using or performing others' poems.