Blake Parker: Sept. 25, 1943 – Jan. 30, 2007
Blake Parker, MA, a medical anthropologist and performance poet, taught psychoanalytic concepts, symbolic interpretation, culturally-infused views of me...view moreBlake Parker: Sept. 25, 1943 – Jan. 30, 2007
Blake Parker, MA, a medical anthropologist and performance poet, taught psychoanalytic concepts, symbolic interpretation, culturally-infused views of mental illness, research methods and poetry for many years at the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute (KATI), Nelson, BC.
Blake was also a partner in Blue Heron Productions: Research in Communication tools, collaborating with Monica Carpendale in designing nine therapeutic communication board games which are sold around the world.
Blake Parker was a spoken word artist, performance poet, multimedia artist and collaborator, known for his improvisation and evocative voice. He was involved in writing and performance poetry for all of his adult life and was very involved in the cross-fertilization of different disciplines creating a number of experimental and mixed media collaborations.view less