Join Ian Parks at readings around the UK where he will read from his latest collection The Sons of Darkness and the Sons of Light published by Crooked Spire Press in October 2025.
If you would like Ian to read near you and can help organize an evening with other readers, please email us or contact Ian directly.
Upcoming Readings
Spring 2026:
Nottingham, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 7pm with Clare Pollard at The Five Leaves Bookshop – book here.
Albert Poets, Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, with Victoria Gatehouse.
Hull, details to follow.
Leeds, details to follow
Past Events
Saturday October 11th 2025: the launch of The Sons of Darkness and the Sons of Light took place at the Unitarian Church in Doncaster.
Photos and feedback on this event are here.
Tuesday 18th October, 2025: Online launch of The Sons of Darkness and the Sons of Light with guests Bob Beagrie, Charlotte Wetton, Gaia Holmes, Vanessa Lampert and Allan Wilkinson. More details about the event here.
Friday 21st November, 2025: City Screen Picturehouse, Coney Street, York, YO1 9QL; with Janet Dean and Jane Stockdale, supported by Matthew Paul. Photos are on the main Events page.
Ian Parks was born and lives in Mexborough. His Selected Poems 1983–2023 and his versions of poems by Cavafy were published by Calder Valley Poetry. He edited Versions of the North, Contemporary Yorkshire Poetry and the Selected Poems of Harold Massingham.
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