Rick Holland is an English poet and independent artist. He was born in Aldershot in 1978. [1]
His first book 'Story the Flowers' was made at Calvert's Co-Operative Press in Bethnal Green in 2010. The work is constructed within the tradition of psychogeography and of the city wanderer or flaneur and has been re-imagined and cited as influence for other artists, most recently East India Youth in the naming of his album, ' Culture of Volume', taken from the poem 'Monument'.
Often collaborating with artists in other fields, [2] his most notable collaborative pieces have been with Brian Eno and released on Warp Records. He co-wrote the 2011 album Drums Between the Bells and the album's sister EP Panic of Looking. [3] Significant writing credits also include the Brian Eno/ Karl Hyde album High Life released in June 2014. He has also co-created work for theatre and dance, [4] installations with Brian Eno [5] and visual artist Anya Gallaccio. [6]
The works with Eno led to the coining of the term 'poetronica' in the press, a term suggesting that evolving digital literacy continues to change conventional literary narrative [7] [8] and recent work with Robert Thomas (former Chief Creative Officer for RjDj) seeks to further explore new and non-linear formats for writing and reading poems.
An exclusive piece, "I Remember" is included in Jon Hopkins' 2015 compilation Late Night Tales. [9]
In addition to being a poet, Holland is a professional cricket coach who was awarded the Mike Brook Performance Coach of the Year Award in 2017. [10]
He was in the academy at Sussex County Cricket Club to senior level, just falling short of playing for the county itself. He also captained England Schools' South of England Under-15s team. [11] Since 2020 Holland has played for Keighley Cricket Club in the Bradford Premier League. [12]
Rick Holland is an English poet and independent artist. He was born in Aldershot in 1978. [1]
His first book 'Story the Flowers' was made at Calvert's Co-Operative Press in Bethnal Green in 2010. The work is constructed within the tradition of psychogeography and of the city wanderer or flaneur and has been re-imagined and cited as influence for other artists, most recently East India Youth in the naming of his album, ' Culture of Volume', taken from the poem 'Monument'.
Often collaborating with artists in other fields, [2] his most notable collaborative pieces have been with Brian Eno and released on Warp Records. He co-wrote the 2011 album Drums Between the Bells and the album's sister EP Panic of Looking. [3] Significant writing credits also include the Brian Eno/ Karl Hyde album High Life released in June 2014. He has also co-created work for theatre and dance, [4] installations with Brian Eno [5] and visual artist Anya Gallaccio. [6]
The works with Eno led to the coining of the term 'poetronica' in the press, a term suggesting that evolving digital literacy continues to change conventional literary narrative [7] [8] and recent work with Robert Thomas (former Chief Creative Officer for RjDj) seeks to further explore new and non-linear formats for writing and reading poems.
An exclusive piece, "I Remember" is included in Jon Hopkins' 2015 compilation Late Night Tales. [9]
In addition to being a poet, Holland is a professional cricket coach who was awarded the Mike Brook Performance Coach of the Year Award in 2017. [10]
He was in the academy at Sussex County Cricket Club to senior level, just falling short of playing for the county itself. He also captained England Schools' South of England Under-15s team. [11] Since 2020 Holland has played for Keighley Cricket Club in the Bradford Premier League. [12]