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Brian Patten

Contains 1 collection item, 10 performances, 11 in total. Currently showing 11 in total.

Popular mega poet. A short extract of his biography taken from the Poetry archives website :

Brian Patten (b. 1946) has written many books of poetry for adults and children, as well as prose and drama for stage and radio. He is the youngest of the Liverpool poets who, in the 1960s, along with Adrian Henri and Roger McGough, revitalised the idea of poetry as a performance art as well as something written for the page. Their joint collection, The Mersey Sound, was published by Penguin in 1967 and became a bestseller over several decades. All three poets were given the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001. Patten is also an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moore's University, and has received awards including an Eric Gregory Award, an Arts Council award, and a Cholmondeley Award.

  • Brian Patten, Mark Steel, Andy P, Ana & the Allsorts

    Brian Patten, Mark Steel, Andy P, Ana & the Allsorts

    18 June 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • Brian Patten, Skint Video, Sue May, Little Dave

    Brian Patten, Skint Video, Sue May, Little Dave

    10 November 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Brian Patten, Emile Sercombe, Some Like It Hot, Leo Aylen

    Brian Patten, Emile Sercombe, Some Like It Hot, Leo Aylen

    15 June 1985 at 
    New Merlin's Cave (12)
  • Brian Patten, JD Douglas, Bob Devereux, Penny Wood

    Brian Patten, JD Douglas, Bob Devereux, Penny Wood

    06 December 1986 at 
    New Merlin's Cave (12)
  • Mersey Verse II - the return trip

    Mersey Verse II - the return trip

    29 November 1996 at 
    BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) (504)
  • Poetry in Performance - Listen Festival in Canary Wharf (1)

    Poetry in Performance - Listen Festival in Canary Wharf (1)

    8 October 1998 at 
    Cabot Hall (3)
    From the booklet of events this was a wide range of different kinds of performances, spanning live lunchtime music, Have a Go Singing, Film screenings, Comedy and of course, Poetry. These events ran from September to December of 1998. The Poetry in Performance kicked of with a celebration of National Poetry ...
  • Double Vision - Listen Festival in Canary Wharf (2)

    Double Vision - Listen Festival in Canary Wharf (2)

    8 October 1998 at 
    Cabot Hall (3)
    From the booklet of events this was a wide range of different genres of performances; spanning live lunchtime music, Have a Go Singing, Film screenings, Comedy and of course – Poetry. These events ran from September to December of 1998. This was the second event of Poetry in Performance as part ...
  • Heart

    Heart

    12 February 1999 at 
    BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) (504)
  • Momentum

    Momentum

    16 December 2003 at 
    Southbank Centre (29)
  • Audio recording of Apples and Snakes in Soho (Oct 08) pt II

    Audio recording of Apples and Snakes in Soho (Oct 08) pt II

    29 October 2008
    Minidisc recording first half of of Apples and Snakes in Soho show (Sep 08) at Soho Theatre, featuring Brian Patten.
  • Apples & Snakes in Soho

    Apples & Snakes in Soho

    29 October 2008 at 
    Soho Theatre (71)
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