Press
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DID I MENTION THE FREE WINE 2013?
The Cut – Throat Tour
Felix Dennis's biggest tour to date
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The A List
Campaign A List 2013
My biggest challenge is learning to shout again
- Campaign Magazine's who's who in UK Media 2013 - View This
The Huffington Post
A Poem Guaranteed To Make A Huge Impression
Dennis plans to carve one of his poems into a thirty-ton boulder, and then drop it into a forest via cargo helicopter
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The Times
From Bawd To Bard – With A Heart Of Oak September 2012
The publisher hit by cancer may have given up his wild life for poetry and trees but still has a dirty tale about Mick Jagger.
- Felix is interviewed by Richard Brooks ahead of his documentary airing at 9pm on the 10th October 2012 on Sky Arts. - Download This
The Times
Tycoon Leaves £400m To Forest September 2012
Tycoon leaves £400m to Forest
- Felix Dennis, who built up his £500m publishing empire on magazines is to leave 80% of his fortune to England's largest native forest. - Download This
Sky Arts HD
Felix Dennis: Millionaire Poet September 2012
A brilliant new film by Initial
- The astonishing story of how Felix Dennis, one of the richest self-made entrepreneurs in England, became a poetry phenomenon. - Download This
The A List
The A List 2012
Read Felix's entry in The A List 2012
- I really wish I had... Begun writing poetry in my twenties rather than my fifties - Download This
Martial Arts Illustrated
Felix Dennis: The Man Who Fuelled The Bruce Lee Craze!, December 2011
MIA meets Felix Dennis - successful publisher, poet and author who, in 1974, spearheaded the Kung Fu craze with the launch of Kung Fu Monthly
- For a short period between 1974-1975, Bruce Lee was probably the most famous man on the planet. - Download This
Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
Did I Mention The Leggy Girls?, December 2011
Article about Felix's Beauties & the Beast poetry event, featuring special guests Escala
- They are all lovely girls and have no side to them. - Download This
The Australian
Ten Questions, October 2011
British publisher and poet Felix Dennis owns more than 50 magazines, including news digest The Week, which turns three here this month
- The problem with rich lists is... it is impossible to know what someone is worth until they have died and you have sold it. But I'm quite well off - Download This
Warwickshire Living
Anyone For Dennis?,
October 2011Felix Dennis talks about poetry, fast living, and his 'Impossible Dream' of planting a forest in the Heart of England
- People have a right to stare at hedges and the baa lambs - Download This
Telegraph Magazine
Felix Dennis, October 2011
Dennis's favourite plant is the rowan
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Evening Standard
Knocking On Dylan’s Door,
May 2011Bob Dylan turns 70 today and one of his biggest fans, poet and publishing tycoon Felix Dennis, is "re-releasing" his tribute to one of his favourite singers.Damn, Bobby how'd we get so old?
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Morning Star
Well Versed, May 2011
Sonnet for Bob Dylan on his 60th BirthdayIn Juarez, where it never rains,
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Reader's Digest
The Trees That Inspired A Forest, May 2011
Felix contributes to Reader's Digest's "Best of British Trees" feature.I know now that they were—and still are!—pyramid hornbeams. From then on, I became obsessed by trees.
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The Sunday Times Rich List
2011 Rich List, May 2011
Felix is ranked 151 in this years Sunday Times Rich ListThe 63-year-old is ploughing a fortune made from publishing into The Forest of Dennis in the Midlands
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The Daily Mail Weekend
The Definite Article, April 2011
We ask a set of probing questions to get THE definitive answer. This week it's the turn of multimillionaire publisher and poet Felix DennisI hated The Empire Strikes Back and was bored out of my mind at its premiere. I detest all movies
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The Daily Caller
You’ll Never Get Rich By Working For Your Boss,
April 2011'Maxim' founder Felix Dennis on Trump, Breitbart, Gutfeld and getting richDennis elaborates on an on-air prank he pulled by “firing” RedEye’s Greg Gutfeld
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Entrepreneur
Interview, April 2011
Felix Dennis on the 'Getting of Money' - The publishing magnate explains how entrepreneurialism can lead to financial wealth.Anyone prepared to dedicate themselves and persevere in the getting of money will eventually succeed
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The Drum
Dennis Buys A Mag Built By Students On The Wonderful World Of Trivia, March 2011
British-born billionaire magazine publisher Felix Dennis, founder of The Week, Maxim and currently owner of 50 magazine titles has bough a magazine launched by American Students.I love their mix of businesses
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Forbes
The Mogul’s Maxims,
March 2011Onetime billionaire Felix Dennis made a fortune launching magazines like "Maxim" and "The Week". His advice on empire building? Read his book, start a business and stay away from Wall Street.Sometimes, walking around Europe, I feel i'm the last Americanophile on the planet.
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Wall Street Journal
Publisher Dennis To Buy Trivia Magazine, March 2011
Felix Dennis has agreed to purchase 'Mental Floss', a bi-monthly magazine started by Duke University Students in 2000British-born magazine publisher Felix Dennis is betting on another long shot
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Forbes
Interview, March 2011
Felix offers a whole raft of nuggets in a meandering 'Forbes' interview with Jeff Bercovici. Topics range from the folly of Steve Jobs, to Tina Brown and Donald Trump's vampire like tendencies.Thank God for the Internet. Back in the pre-digital day, my interview wouldn't fit into 900 words
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The New York Times
Media & Advertising,
March 2011Somewhere along the line, utility became a bad word at news magazines. And that’s where The Week saw an openingThe Week embraced magazine journalism at its most functional and stripped down
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The Oldie
Whosoever Plants A Tree,
March 2011Why Felix Dennis has dedicated his personal fortune to the creation of a native forest in the heart of England - Download This
The Week
Best Books… Felix Dennis, January 2011
Poet, publisher and planter of trees, Felix Dennis chooses six recent books about trees and the countryside. - Download This
Gardeners World
Let Gardens Be Your Muse, December 2010
Poetry writing tips from Felix DennisOnce you've finished, put the poem in a drawer for a while, so that you can be totally critical when you come to edit it.
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ShortList
Felix Dennis Sets The World To Rights, November 2010
Publisher reveals no time for incompetence or badly ironed shirtsPeople have different inbuilt skills. For example, men are better navigators than women. I always know where north is
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The Big Issue
Force Of Nature, October 2010
With an insatiable appetite for... well, most things, publishing giant, poet and forester Felix Dennis tells Helena Drakakis why he won't be 'making old bones'When there's one sandwich left in London, there's no way I'm carrying a bar of gold to get it
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Financial Times
The Poetry Of Immense Wealth, October 2010
Felix Dennis tells Penny Wark about his journey from a £65m partying lifestyle to planting treesI never take vacation or watch television. It's a hell of a lot of time saved
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Irish Examiner
Millionaire Poet Well-versed In Business, October 2010
His fortune intact, his hedonism sated, Felix Dennis now writes about nature, says Carl DixonDennis says anyone can get rich, but he doesn't think it is a goal worth pursuing.
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Metro Yorkshire
Branching Out, October 2010
Felix speaks to Nick Ahad from the Metro Yorkshire (Leeds) about poetry and sellingIt's like nothing else you've ever seen - there's special lighting, sound effects, music, animation and me with about 40-odd poems
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The Lady
Verse & Much Worse,
October 2010Time Willis speaks to Felix about his life, poetry and his love for planting treesHe must raise eyebrows at The Tree Council, this sylvan poet who nurtures the environment but declares "All human life is irrelevant"
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Yorkshire Post
Poetry In Motion As Felix Rocks On Wood, October 2010
Multi, multi-millionaire publisher Felix Dennis is also a famed poet. The eccentric writer talks free verse and free wine with Nick AhadI want to give people a great evening's entertainment and as we get more experienced, we get better at it
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Venue
If You Ask Me…,
September 2010Rabble-rouser turned publishing magnate turned tree-planter and poetI thought i'll try writing some poetry. And I was absolutely at how hard and how engrossing it was
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Liverpool Echo
Versed In Poet-tree,
September 2010Liverpool Echo speaks to Felix about his love for poet-treeIt’s clear Felix – publisher, poet, philanthropist, pioneer (and co-editor of the infamous Oz magazine) – doesn’t do things by half
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South Wales Echo
He’s A Poet – But Not As We Know It, September 2010
The one-time wizard of Oz is now into poetry and planting trees, as he reveals to Karen PriceIf you've got tickets to see Felix Dennis, don't expect him to host a run-of-the-mill poetry evening
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Metro Wales
Felix Waxes Lyrical – About Trees, September 2010
Interviewing a man like Felix Dennis is no easy task.We travel on a johnny Cash-style tour bus, going from one city to the next
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Liverpool Daily Post
It Isn’t My Job To Feed Ethiopian Children,
September 2010Multi-millionaire publisher and poet Felix Dennis tells Laura Davis why trees stop him being a 'deeply nasty human being'He spotted this catastrophe while flying by helicopter to business meetings, and came up with the "mad idea" of creating a forest slap bang in the middle of the country
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Flybe Magazine
Poetry, September 2010
Felix Dennis is heralded as one of Britain's most successful self-made entrepreneurs. He started his publishing empire in 1972 and is now ranked 134th on The Sunday Times Rich List and is worth £500 million. He is also one of the country's best-loved poets. On the eve of his latest poetry tour, he talks about his unlikely passion.I couldn't write a novel on Post-It notes, so I thought I'd have a go of writing poetry
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Western Mail
A Passion For Planting Trees Forms The Root Of Poetry Tour, September 2010
He's recorded with John Lennon, performed alongside Mick Jagger and spent time in prison. Now he's one of the country's richest men whose passions include poetry and planting woodlands. Karen Price speaks to Felix DennisToo much to talk about and so little time to do it in.
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Sunday Telegraph
My Perfect Sunday,
September 2010Writing poetry, making money, planning new woods to plant - these three occupations keep me busy. Sunday is no exception
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Solihull News
Poet Dennis Gives Life To The Written Word On Latest Tour, September 2010
Poet Felix Dennis has launched himself on a fresh tour - brining his verse to venues around the country.Poetry is really the oldest form of art
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Milton Keynes Citizen
Felix Gets To The Root Of Trees In Prose, September 2010
One of our best loved - and colourful - poets talks about his sixth book of verse, Tales From The WoodsThis passion for planting them crept up on me by stealth
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Kenilworth Weekly News
Fine Wine And Poetry, September 2010
I started writing poetry because i was mad with boredom
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The Journal
60′s Conspiracy Trail Lead To A Multi-million Fortune, September 2010
The man who owns Viz is coming to read us his poems. But David Whetstone talks trees with the charismatic Felix Dennisstaggering around, drinking too much, looking for girls and listening to great music
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Exeter Living
Rhymes & Reason,
September 2010Felix Dennis is coming to Exeter with his extravagant, unmissable poetry tour, Did I Mention The Free Wine? Greg Ingham reports on a remarkable encounterHe's lived a life without compromise
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Argus Brighton
Planting And Poetry,
September 2010The Argus Brighton speaks to Felix about his 2 loves poetry and planting tree'sThat’s my great weakness, a fear of boredom
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Timeout
Felix Dennis On Sex, Drugs… And Poetry, September 2010
Time out speak to Felix about sex, drugs and poetryNo one is going to tell me i can't fly my bloody helicopter to my poetry readings!
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The Marshwood Vale
In A Soho Garden,
September 2010Starting in Exeter in September, Felix Dennis embarks on a gruelling twentry-one date poetry tour of four countries. Fergus Byrne met up with him at his London flat.Felix Dennis's drive has produced extraordinary results.
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The Observer
This Is As Much As I Know, September 2010
Felix Q&A with the ObserverYou can't write a novel on a Post-It.
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Northern Echo
Older, Wiser And Richer, September 2010
During his 'lost decade', Oz trail defendant Felix Dennis spent $100m dollars on wine, women and drugs. Today he's one of the richest men in Britain and, he tells Steve Pratt, his passions are poetry and trees. - Download This
Bath Chronicle
Multi-millionaire Green Man To Drop In On Bath During Nationwide Tour, August 2010
It is guaranteed to be the poetry event of the year
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Financial Times
Felix Dennis Magazine Mogul, August 2010
Felix's interview with the financial times.The muse came, grabbed me by the balls.
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Who's Who
Who’s In The Chair? Who’s Who
Felix speaks to Who's Who about business and poetryEmbrace change. Work harder than anyone you know. Learn to listen (and listen hard) but follow your instincts.
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The Wall Street Journal Personal Finance
Entrepreneurs’ Views Of Wealth Managers, March 2010
Here, three entrepreneurs reveal their opinions on investments and private banks.I've never had an email address, mobile phone or a television, so I can spend more time doing the things I enjoy
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