Hi, I’m a poet and artist whose practice moves across language, voice, image and space. My work is interested in how we make and encounter meaning, and in the relationship between personal, symbolic and embodied ways of knowing.
I’m the founder of Present Tense, a centre for poetry and poetics in London. Through Present Tense, I develop residencies, workshops, courses, publications and gatherings that approach poetics as a way of thinking and making beyond the page. I host a range of artist residencies and work with artists through the development of workshops, courses and public programmes. I also edit Present Tense Zine (PTZ), an audio publication exploring voice and poetics.
I hold an MA in Writing Poetry from Newcastle University and The Poetry School London, and studied Fine Arts twice (and dropped out twice) in Sydney, Australia. My poetry spirals through the erotic, grief and existential questions, while my essays search for forms that can hold evolving, embodied systems of knowledge.
My poetry has been published by Empty House Press, Green Ink Poetry, Sybil Journal, Acropolis Journal, Black Iris Poetry and The Pomegranate London. My chapbook, Artificial & Otherwise, was published by Good Space Gallery in 2023.
My background is in creative direction and visual and spatial design, and image, space and visual language continue to form part of my wider practice. My design work has been featured in It's Nice That, FT How to Spend It, Monocle, Wallpaper and Sight Unseen.
I’m also a certified MMTCP mindfulness facilitator and Reiki Master. Contemplative and energetic practices inform my approach to attention, embodiment and creative practice.
You can find me on Instagram @bianca___pina and @___presenttense
Or email me at hi@biancapina.com to explore working together