David William Parry

David William Parry is a poet, critic, dramaturg, lecturer, actor and a priest of the Old Catholic Apostolic Church. Born in Portsmouth, England, in 1958, he moved to London in the early eighties. After graduating in Religious Studies from King's College London, he continued his theological research at Heythrop College, London. His doctoral thesis is currently being rewritten due to the inspiration of the Danish philosopher, Kierkegaard. By profession, David teaches contemporary English literature, drama, language and semantics. As an established Christian anarchist, he has given poetry readings, delivered lectures, offered sermons and performed public blots across the United Kingdom, as well as Europe, since 1996. Also, he has published a number of reviews, experimental essays, and theological comment pieces, along with two critically acclaimed prose poetry collections, Caliban’s Redemption, and The Grammar of Witchcraft.