David William Parry

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BornDavid William Parry
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David William Parry is a British author. He has written two collections of poetry, Caliban's Redemption (2004) and The Grammar of Witchcraft (2009), as well as a collection of essays, Mount Athos Inside Me: Essays on Religion, Swedenborg and Arts (2019).

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Career

Writing

Parry has written three books. His first book, Caliban's Redemption (2004), is a collection of occult poems. [1] Writing in The London Magazine, Richard Rudgley described Parry's poetry as "homoerotic mysticism". [2]

Next, Parry published The Grammar of Witchcraft (2009). An adaptation of the poetry was staged at Etcetera Theater in Camden in 2022. [3] John Cutler of The Reviews Hub called it "the theatrical equivalent of pâté de foie gras: dense (rich even), provocative in its ingredients, not to everyone’s taste, and probably best enjoyed only occasionally." [4]

Parry's third book, Mount Athos Inside Me: Essays on Religion, Swedenborg and Arts (Manticore Press 2019), is a collection of essays. [5] [ non-primary source needed ] Parry spoke at TEDxLambeth alongside Haralampi G. Oroschakoff. Their talk was entitled "a chat on conceptual arts". [6] Parry is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. [7]

Podcast

Parry co-founded a weekly podcast show called THA Talks with Paul Obertelli in 2014 to create a platform that encouraged "Free Thoughts and Open Minds". [8] Relatedly, according to the advocacy group Hope not Hate, Parry co-founded The Extremists Club with Jez Turner. [9] In 2017, The Independent reported that in an infiltration of the “alt-right” in the UK, Patrik Hermansson of Hope not Hate was introduced to The Extremists Club. [10]

Central Asia

In 2013, Parry was interviewed by The Guardian about the UK Border Agency's treatment of a Russian-born poet, Alex Galper (who had studied under Allen Ginsberg). [11] Parry was Chairman of Eurasian Creative Guild (ECG). [12] He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. [13]

Works

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References

  1. Parry, David (2004). Caliban's Redemption. Oxford: Mandrake of Oxford. ISBN   186992875X.
  2. Rudgley, Richard (January 2005). Wine, Smoke, and Flesh. The London Magazine. p. 101. ISSN   0024-6085.
  3. Baskakova, Margarita (14 December 2022). "The Grammar of Witchcraft: transgressive production with a smile on the lips". Kommersant .
  4. Cutler, John (23 November 2022). "The Grammar Of Witchcraft – Etcetera Theatre, London". The Reviews Hub. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. Parry, David (2019). Mount Athos Inside Me. Manticore Press. ISBN   978-0648499671.
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