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Book SynopsisA Gallery to Play to is an intimate account of the lives and careers of the poets Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten. With unparalleled access to the three writers, Phil Bowen has written an indispensable book for anyone interested in poetry, popular culture and society over the last forty years.
Trade Review'A warm, well-written and unpretentious account of three good men…'
Adrian Mitchell'Highly enjoyable, accurately descriptive and very well researched…'
George Melly
'Gives a real sense of real people and their and our real and recent poetic roots.'
Poetry Review * Poetry Review *
'Written with verve, style and great personal insight.'
D. M. Thomas'… a masterclass in how to write a group biography – elegantly written taking us on an imaginative tour of the streets of Liverpool and the sounds of 1960s/1970s.'
The Generalist, May 2016Table of Contents
- Author's Note
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Fifties and the Beginning of the Liverpool Scene
- Roger McGough 1937-1958
- Adrian Henri 1932-1956
- Liverpool 1957-1961
- Brian Patten 1946-1961
- 1961-1968
- The End of the Sixties
- The Seventies
- The Eighties
- The Nineties
- The Noughties
- Bibliograpgy
- Index
