Poet, performer, wage slave, dog slave, mum. Books: ‘Split, Twist, Apocalypse’, Indigo Dreams Publishing, 2022. ‘Kiss Chase with Darwin’ forthcoming from Broken Sleep Books, Nov 2026.https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mqz33cvf3s2gEnjoying the fact that the current poem I am working on will reveal an extra layer of meaning to those with a good knowledge of West Midlands bus routes around Coventry/Leamington in the late 1990s. It is not always the poet’s job to be inclusive, people 😂19 Jul 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqz33cvf3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mqtdtac4cc2yBurnham is promising a new path but Binface is going to built at least one WHOLE HOUSE so…17 Jul 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtdtac4cc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mq7wfv42m22fFantastic ekphrastic from @internetofwords.com who is poet in residence for Leigh Art Trail. Love the words, the art, the film. 🩷 https://m.youtube.com/shorts/I1f9Pjbg2U0?ra=m09 Jul 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7wfv42m22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mpiicwleks2pYear 7 is a special time when all boys morph into someone from the wrong side of Croydon, even when they’re from a small Wiltshire village. “Nah brah, don’t make me wear one of dem fings. Uh nah, you so tight man.” 🙄 🤯30 Jun 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiicwleks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mph5nb63k224Question: if you live in a rural area with no mayor, who exactly does power get devolved to? Because if this means giving more responsibility to Wiltshire Council 😱 then yeah no thanks.29 Jun 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph5nb63k224https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mp6wjmiink2oMe sorting out the poems that I’ve kicked around for so long that I have ZERO idea if they’re good any more.26 Jun 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6wjmiink2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3moy5nlazzs25Absolutely amazed that Forestry England are going ahead with huge outdoor concerts this week despite a red weather warning. I cannot go as my body just would not cope. So that’s my £70 ticket down the pan. Rrrrrrr. I did not need to be any more grumpy!!23 Jun 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy5nlazzs25https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mnkiybhnt22jTomorrow! Trowbridge Poetry Stanza is ridiculously proud to present the launch of ‘Stalin’s Parrot’ by @isabellethompsonpoetry plus open mic 🏠 Drawing Projects UK, Stallard Street, Trowbridge 🕰️ Saturday 6th June, 2pm 💰 £5 + booking fee ℹ️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trowbridge-stanza-isabelle-thompson-plus-an-open-mic-tickets-198937778149705 Jun 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkiybhnt22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mn5jqgdhlc2yI have some slight seconds of Trowbridge Stanza's fab, uplifting poetry anthology 'Looking Up - Poems of Hope & Humanity' for sale on a pay-what-you-like basis. Every pound (apart from postage) goes to our brilliant local hospice Dorothy House. Details: https://trowbridgestanza.substack.com/.../pay-what-you...31 May 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5jqgdhlc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mmotnnutrk2kWhen a squirrel starts chucking nut shells at your head and you’re not even sitting under a nut tree, you start to take it personally. Someone brought a nut shell to a cherry fight.25 May 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmotnnutrk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mmokjeup7k2kWhat if, instead of the slog of submitting, I just tell you I wrote a poem I’m really pleased with, and you say, “Good! Great! Well done! Pleased for you!” and then we all just get on with our lives?25 May 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmokjeup7k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mmgyek6yyc2fJoining the vast canon of horror poetry inspired by roadworks just outside Westbury… 🚧 🚧 🚦😱 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgyek6yyc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mmblq7tkvk2hDear [author], We are excited by your book [title]. We love how it [AI-generated text taken directly from your blurb]. We would be excited to feature you in our spotlight! 💰 💰 💰 Grrrr 😖20 May 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmblq7tkvk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mlszy435vk27If you shine a torch into Wes Streeting’s eyes, do you see the End of Times? Asking for a friend.14 May 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlszy435vk27https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mlszjrcjms27Important news [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlszjrcjms27https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mkukwvvkik2jSo what I learned last night is that it’s incredibly difficult to read a poem whilst leading a room of 40 odd people in hip rotations.😂 (Yes, the poem did require it, and that’s the poem’s fault, not mine.) Anyway, I think I need to practise before I start my book launch rounds later this year! 😂 https://media.tenor.com/risxvv5DDvIAAAAC/hero41day-dancing-queen.gif?hh=416&ww=48002 May 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkukwvvkik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mk5iuezn4s22This is probably the most Gen X thing ever, but I heard someone yesterday on a podcast say that skylarks sound like the frantic synth on Josh Wink’s Higher State of Consciousness, and now I am delightedly identifying them on my dog walk.23 Apr 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5iuezn4s22https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mk4h6ffthc2sLots of lovely meteors about tonight if you can find a relatively dark bit of sky 😊 💫💫💫22 Apr 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4h6ffthc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mjzjgagook26Trying to get some work done on the house but just getting nowhere. I dream of the day we get a quote in and I don’t do this. https://media.tenor.com/NJFry2CkzgAAAAAC/what.gif?hh=292&ww=49821 Apr 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzjgagook26https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mj67fwpopc2sCheck out S Reeson ( @internetofwords.com)’s awesome piece of visual poetry on @inksweatandtears.co.uk today. 💓 ⚠️ inksweatandtears.co.uk/s-reeson-2/ https://inksweatandtears.co.uk/s-reeson-2/10 Apr 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj67fwpopc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3miixaodl3s2wThe totally normal notes I grab my phone and make just before I fall asleep 😂02 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miixaodl3s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mhuxbyk3bc2bHey kids. Remember, you’re all winners to me. No matter what the Poetry Society says. 😜 https://media.tenor.com/wpXFWSyd7aEAAAAC/tenor.gif?hh=214&ww=30025 Mar 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuxbyk3bc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mh7bsna4r222Insert a massive prostaglandin pessary? [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7bsna4r222https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mh7aelxcxs22Sorry for late reply I have been on 9 big projects at work & trying to have meaningful moments with my kids & building muscle mass & cooking meals using real food & staring at an empty page but have NOT had time to plunge into the well of creation & conjure MORE time so in short I ran out thanks bye16 Mar 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7aelxcxs22https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mh73hy2y3222Me (to incredibly adorable husky puppy who looks exactly like Chase from Paw Patrol): Oh, aren’t you just GORGEOUS?! Puppy’s gruff male owner: Heh heh. Thanks. 😬16 Mar 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh73hy2y3222https://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mguzqkyku22eRight, I’m off out to pop my Shakespearean tragedy cherry, because it seemed like a good thing to do on a Thursday night when I booked it 😂 😬12 Mar 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguzqkyku22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mghde7tj622uI have these odd involuntary “blurts” I do when my brain gets too much. If I’m thinking about something awful I blurt “NO”. If tired, I blurt “I’m going to go to bed“. So far so good. If however I’m recalling something embarrassing? I blurt “I love you” ⁉️😂 Thanks, brain. That helps. You’re weird 😂07 Mar 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghde7tj622u