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/3mtnsxxu2322dToday’s headlines: 1. Guy who had costs awarded against him in court case has to actually pay the costs that were awarded against him in the court case. 2. Actress gonna do some acting Meanwhile, the world burns22 Aug 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnsxxu2322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mtmlk4c6422dI’ve done my to-dos today, my to-dos are now fewer than one, and the list that existed has ceased and desisted cos all my to-dos are to-done! True dat. 🙌 https://static.klipy.com/ii/ce286d05b8e1a47cd4f32b0e1b6dec0e/c0/85/UkDes7eS.gif?hh=498&ww=498&mp4=XzaamU70&webm=jG2OD3pp21 Aug 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmlk4c6422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mtmk2zakes2gBored with endless sweaty summer days and keen to cosy up with some proper good poetry? Trowbridge Stanza have put together two brilliant events in September. Details here! https://ninaparmenter.substack.com/p/two-events-in-september?r=7n8f3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true21 Aug 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmk2zakes2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mtjustdnws2xThis pamphlet is as good as it looks and more. PRE ORDER IT YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO 💚 💙 🖤 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjustdnws2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3mteipaqovk2rPoets: I would love to hear your longest and most unashamedly specific poem titles. I’ll start with the relatively short and snappy “I Accidentally Spot the Fourth Dimension While Waiting at the Bus Stop”.18 Aug 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteipaqovk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ninaparmenter.bsky.social/post/3msply2cyas2mSmells like the apocalypse out there with a glorious blend of air from wildfires in South Wales and the New Forest. Still, burn baby burn, eh?10 Aug 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:abkvv2enn635rls5xpvpldqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3msply2cyas2mhttps://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/3miixaodl3s2w