| David William Parry | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Birth Name: | David William Parry |
| Occupation: | Author |
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).
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] Parry spoke at TEDxLambeth alongside Haralampi G. Oroschakoff, in a talk entitled "a chat on conceptual arts". Parry is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[6]
Parry leads Valentine's Hall.[7] In August 2021, BBC London News described Parry's church in south London "as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community".[8] In this role he appeared as a contestant on Jimmy Carr's I Literally Just Told You in 2022.[9]
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".[10] Relatedly, according to the advocacy group Hope not Hate, Parry co-founded The Extremists Club with Jez Turner.[11] 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.[12]
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).[13] Parry was Chairman of Eurasian Creative Guild (ECG).[14] He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.[15]