Nina Parmenter

What an absolute privilege to read at the very first Elephant in the Room spoken word tonight. Such a warm crowd - thank you 🙏🏻 Follow them on insta for the next event @theelephantintheroomspokenword 🐘 🐘 🐘 💚

A graphic for The Elephant in the Room Open Mic event, with a feature image of poet Nina Parmenter, leaning against a tree and smiling. There is a green elephant head as a logo with the words 'In the Room' superimposed on top of it. The event is being held tonight (January 27th) and there is a link to book tickets in the body of this post.

TODAY IS THE DAY: audience spaces remain available to hear 10 Open Mic Poets and my lovely mate @ninaparmenter.bsky.social do a headline set. I've read the #poems and honestly, I am immensely pleased and proud to be hosting all of these #poets.

Come listen to #poetry!

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My humble thanks 🙏🏻

The fucking Meno Monster has stolen my words. I hate to be that person who goes on the socials to beg, but if you do have any words you can donate, please leave them in the comments. Thank you. 🙏🏻

SHAMELESS PLUG!

I'm the special guest at Elephant in the Room Spoken Word THIS TUESDAY (27th Jan) at YOUR HOUSE (On Zoom).
I'll be reading from my forthcoming book "Kiss Chase with Darwin" as well as some faves.
Please support this SPANKING NEW Spoken Word night!
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Thinking of running a “which musical tradition will Ed Sheeran appropriate next?” sweepstake. My money’s on Andean panpipes or Mongolian throat singing.

'Shiny' is metaphorical obvs. It will probably have a super classy matte finish ;-)

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SHINY NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

Chuffed to announce that 'Kiss Chase with Darwin', full of poems I'm super proud of, will be published by @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social later this year.

Sign up to the mailing list on my website to get a little reminder when it's out!

www.ninaparmenter.com

🚨OPEN MIC KLAXON🚨
Elephant in the Room 🐘 is a new shiny Spoken Word event hosted online by 3 smashers - @haywardsb.bsky.social, @internetofwords.com & Emma Clowsley. First event is Jan 27th with guest poet OH LOOK IT'S ME.

Bloody hell, better sign up here quick:
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Life’s not about the big wins. It’s about remembering to go and scoop the dog turds up off the lawn while they’re frozen.
#wins #smashingjanuary #lawnlollipops

Thank you lovely x

Spoiler alert… I’ve never read a word of Middle English so don’t think this would be a good time to start! 😂 I’ll have a look at the Eliot. 😊 I’m not clever enough for
Milton!

Thank you Polly! X

I’m reading Christmas / winter poems at a care home in a couple of weeks. My experience of reading to them previously is that they’re a pretty discerning audience and enjoy a mix of styles.
Suggestions? X

The launch of 'Looking Up - Poems of Hope and Humanity' is taking place in Trowbridge this Saturday afternoon. Entry is free, and it's all in aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care.

Book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trowbridge...

MY EYES! MY EYES!

Behold, for it was she, who is mighty and is called The Duffwuff. 💚

SPANGLY

Hell yeah. I knew our collective eloquence would one day save humanity. I knew it.

Self publishing an anthology is fun* unless you have to reject almost an entire print run. “Send a photo of the affected books”. Er yeah ok 🤯

*Only joking. It is not fun.

Trowbridge Stanza Book Launch: Looking Up – Poems of Hope and Humanity Join us on Saturday 6 December at Drawing Projects UK for the launch of the first poetry anthology published by the Trowbridge Stanza

Come to the launch of our lovely anthology of hope, ‘Looking Up’. It’s on 6th December in Trowbridge.
Book here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trowbridge...

Can confirm, based on a sample of one, that it’s possible to use the word “muggle” regularly without being a weird bathroom nazi. X

I have in my hand the proof copy of “Looking Up - Poems of Hope and Humanity” which has been put together by Trowbridge Poetry Stanza in aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care. So proud of this! I’m placing a print order tomorrow - if you’d like one, message me 🙂 £9.99 + £2 P&P.

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Have decided not to go to my office party because I don’t want to. Wild.

There’s some serious Henry vs Dyson beef going on on the former bird site, if you miss a bit of meaningful debate 😉
I mean, Henry, obviously. OBVIOUSLY.

A photo of the book cover which shows two figures on a hillside. Text reads "Looking Up - Poems of Hope and Humanity by the poets of Trowbridge Stanza. Available for pre-order for one week only! In aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care."

Awesome Christmas gift klaxon!🚨🎅
Proud to announce that Trowbridge Stanza's poetry anthology 'Looking Up - Poems of Hope and Humanity', is available to pre-order. All proceeds to our local hospice Dorothy House. For blurb, sample poems, and how to order: trowbridgestanza.substack.com/p/anthology-...

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Lady from bank: what is your average monthly salary? What life insurance cover do you have? What are your FINANCIAL GOALS?
Me:

YouTube video by jimmypaddy clip from reeves and mortimer cottage cheese

Showed this to my teen and he said “This is what it must be like to take strong hallucinogenic drugs.”
No son. Just the 90s. 😊

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*and this despite the fact that @xenonlobster.bsky.social did most of the hard yards on the layout before it got to me!

Wow ok so self publishing is TRICKY. I’m in the final stages of publishing an anthology for our poetry stanza atm using Lulu.
And I’m used to producing producing artwork for print - I’m a one woman marketing dept at work who outsources NOTHING. But BOOKS? Fiddly as fuck.*