Ren Pike - Poet

Bio

Ren Pike grew up in Newfoundland. Through sheer luck, she was born into a family who understood the exceptional value of a library card. She has completed degrees in Physics, Computer Science and Education. She's worked at a variety of jobs, in a bazillion places. Right now, she's helping community-minded non-profits wring meaning from data in Calgary, Canada. She writes, whenever possible.

Publications

2021

• Publisher: The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature Expected: 2021
• Issue: TBD
• Creative Nonfiction: LARGE GARDEN PIXIE $35

• Publisher: Northern Otter Press Expected: January 2021
• Volume 1: Memories
• Poem: For Ann-Marie who never answered

2020

• Publisher: Prolit Expected: December 2020
• Issue 4
• Poem: Modern abominations
• Poem: Help desk

• Publisher: IceFloe Press Published: Nov 2020
• Project: Mother/Service/Voice
• Poem: Picking

• Publisher: Wine Cellar Press Published: October 2020
• Issue #2 Theme: Waterloo
• Poem: 1974, Waterloo, oh yeah

• Publisher: FEED Published: October 2020
• Issue: OCTOBER SPECIAL ISSUE 1.25
• Poem: It is not a bird

• Publisher: Rabid Oak Published: June 2020
• Issue: Issue #18
• Poem: Long Range by Map and Compass

• Publisher: North Dakota Quarterly Published: April 2020
• Issue: NDQ 87.1/2
• PDF available:here pages 195-198
• Poem: Discard your idols
• Poem: Working for god is never easy
• Poem: Glare
• Poem: Look here

• Publisher: Train: A Poetry Journal Published: April 2020
• Issue: Issue #8 a journal of self-isolation
• Poem: Sweet as fruit on the train

• Publisher: talking about strawberries all of the time Published: April 2020
• Poem: Online reptile vids
• Poem: For Olive who needed what is almost lost
• Poem: Microbiome
• Poem: This road

• Publisher: Neologism Poetry Journal Published: March 2020
• Issue: March 2020
• Poem: Coming upon my house burning
• Poem: Realty
• Poem: Horse bellies

• Publisher: Pithead Chapel Published: March 2020
• Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3 - March 2020
• Poem: Satellites and other loners

• Publisher: Bywords Published: April 2020
• Issue: April 2020
• Poem: Storm surge

• Publisher: Gyroscope Review Published: April 2020
• National Poetry Month feature - April 15th
• Poem: old friend
• Interview

• Publisher: blood orange Published: February 2020
• Project: an experimental poetry tarot
• Card: Nine of Pentacles
• Poem: Seeking birdmate for the afterlife

2019

• Publisher: Juniper - A Poetry Journal Published: October 2019
• Issue: Juniper Vol 3 Issue 2 - Fall 2019
• Poem: Summers were constructions of my father's heart

• Publisher: Orson's Publishing Published: September 2019
• Issue: Orson's Review Issue 3
• Poem: Romantic tale of chivalry
• Poem: At the heart of everything there is rebar
• Interview: Contributor Interview
NOTE: Orson's Publishing discontinued publishing in Summer 2020. I have linked the poem and interview as it appeared on that site when it was active.

• Publisher: Gyroscope Review Published: July 2019
• Issue: Gyroscope Review Issue 19-3 Summer 2019
  • PDF available here
• Poem: I have seen the coulee (page 41)

• Publisher: The Anti-Languorous Project Published: May 2019
• Issue: antilang. no. 4: Succinct Speculations
• Poem: Unhitch the dogs (page 61)

Interviews and other self-focused shenanigans

• Publisher: my (small press) writing day Expected: Dec 2020
• my (small press) writing day - Ren Pike

• Publisher: Orson's Publishing Published: September 2019
• Issue: Orson's Review Issue 3
• Interview: poems and contributor interview

Readings

2019

• Event Series: Woolf's Voices
• Event: Woolf's Voices #26 on Nov 20, 2019
• Presented by: Adrienne Adams of Feminine Voice
• Curated by: Katie O'brien
• Hosted by: Shelf Life Books, Calgary, Canada

Social Media

• Twitter: @sputta

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