Description:
Parker writes about his childhood, unafraid to show his scars, revelling in dark moments, as if bringing them to light will bring closure. Parker is a martyr to the page, writing as if nothing mattered more, with electricity in every phrase.
Brief description: Bobby Parker was born in 1982 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. His critically acclaimed first full-length poetry collection Blue Movie (2014) is available from Nine Arches Press. He has taught at The Poetry School and been widely published in magazines in print and online.Working Class Voodoo, published by ORB in 2018, was a selection of Bobby's best work from the last few years, continuing in the strange, raw, autobiographical vein for which is he known. He currently lives in Kidderminster, England with his girlfriend, daughter and cat, where he paints abstract-expressionist pictures and works on his next project: a book about the horror of Benzodiazepine addiction, withdrawal and recovery.
Review Quotes:
"Highly recommend Bobby Parker's Honey Monster, I love how it twists and turns from sharp and savage to brutal and beautiful with a gentle deft skill, caustic observation and vivid truth. This is a heroic and miraculous book, it is an instant 2020s cult classic."
- Salena Godden Mrs Death Misses Death