Brian Patten
Poet
Tuesday 16th October 7.30pm
Brian Patten made his name in the 1960s as one of the Liverpool Poets, alongside Adrian Henri and Roger McGough. Their main aim was to make poetry immediate and accessible for their audience, and their joint anthology, The Mersey Sound (1967), has been credited as the most significant anthology of the twentieth century for its success in bringing poetry to new audiences. Brian Patten's individual strength within this trio lay in his ability to write and perform a powerful mix of serious and humorous work. His poems have since been translated into many European languages.
A magic ability to turn radiant imagination loose
The Times
E M Forster Theatre
£9, Concessions: £6
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