The Profile of Rupert Hopkins

Rupert is primarily a jazz poet in the beat tradition, working at the cutting edge of modern urban poetry, he draws on personal, political, and dream images. He writes from the imagination - just allows the muse to strike - writes in bursts, reflections of what he sees, and thoughts that crop up into his head. He regularly uses photography and music to illustrate his works, creating a multi-media effect. Many of his performances worldwide incorporate jazz and dance to accompany his readings. He is also an author of books on the peace movement.

Over the years he has organized a number of international poetry and multi-cultural events in Bristol, his home town. He regularly travels to the USA to perform poetry, regarded as a regular performer at the Austin International Poetry Festival. As a poet and photographer he has travelled widely, through 5 continents. He has exhibited his photography at a number of venues and as a fund raiser has been involved in a number of community based initiatives such as helping to set up Biashara - a fair trade co-operative.

Qualifications

Salisbury College of Art, Diploma in Photography
University of West of England, BA Hon's in Humanities, Dissertation: The influences of Buddism on the writings of Jack Kerouac and Gary Snyder.
Bath University, Studied PGCE in English & Media Studies
Kingston University, MA in Culture & Literature, Dissertation: The irish writer Walter Macken.

Books

Peace Books, The idea for the books came to me whilst on a CND rally in London when I heard one of the Greenham women speak. A year or so later I ended up at Greenham with my camera and one of the photographs I took was used in the Guardian and I started to submit images to the Southwest CND magazine called Radiator. The books sold throughout the UK and was taken by a New York bookshop and orders came in from as far a field as Australia.
- The Peace Camp Book (1983)
- Peace Snapped(1986) - Alan Lodge "Tashs recommended reading."
Poetry Chapbooks
- Rainbow Roots
- Sonnet Crimes
- Taos Poems
Book Contributor
- City: Bristol Today in Poems and Pictures

Poems and music performances

UK
- Channel 4 Production "Or Shall We Die" Written by Ian McEwan, Directed by Richard Eyres - Photographs used as illustration .
- New Statesman - Photographs Published
- Guardian - Photographs Published
- GMTV - Article about Waste Warriors
- The Sunday Telegraph - Article about Waste Warriors.
America
- Brattleboro, Vermont. - Poetry reading entitled "Collected Works"
- Austin Poetry Festival - Austin International Poetry Festival Web Site
  Austin Institute
  Austin Chronicle - Litera
- Austin Radio
- Austin Community Access Television - "Our English Connection"
- San Antonio
- Houston International Poetry Festival - Spinword Houston
- The Bowery Poetry Club- The Bowery Poetry Club
Europe
- Paris - American Academy

Photographic Exhibitions

Salisbury Art Centre
Amesbury County Library - Mixed Media Exhibition
Bath
Edinburgh Fringe - Seeds Cafe
Bristol - Bristol Wildscreen Festival
Bristol - @Bristol

Links to Reviews and Articles

Review by Tom Gibbard
Article by Jeremy Clarke "The Spectator"
Chengdu University Library stock list

Charity & Community
- Say It Loud - Bristol - Multi-cultural poetry developement organisation Voluntary Director (2001-5)
- Headstart - New York - A project to provide Afro-American pre-school children with a basic education - Worked as a volenteer.
- Rabar Health Center - Kenya - Helped raise startup funds.
- Biashar - Bristol - Fair Trade Co-operative - Helped raise startup funds.

Book for Sale

"Peace Snapped"

Rupert has for sale a limited number of signed copies of his book Please email Rupert to Purchase your copy.
£15.00 + pp