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Brian Patten (born 7 February 1946) is an English poet and author. He came to prominence in the 1960s as one of the Liverpool poets, and writes primarily lyrical poetry about human relationships. His famous works include "Little Johnny's Confessions", "The Irrelevant Song", "Vanishing Trick", "Emma's Doll", and "Impossible Parents".
Poet and performer Brian Patten first made his name in the 1960s as one of the Liverpool Poets, along with Adrian Henri and Roger McGough. Their aim was to make poetry accessible and to bring it to new audiences.
Poeta inglés, Brian Patten es conocido tanto por su obra poética más personal como por los libros que ha publicado dedicados a un público infantil, llegando a ganar premios como el otorgado por la Mystery Writers of America Guild o el Cholmondeley de poesía.
Brian Patten is a popular poet and performer, equally successful in his parallel career as a children's author. In many ways, his books for adults and children have much in common: his 'adult' collection Grave Gossip (1979), for instance, has poems about Brer Rabbit, and a fable-like tale 'The Mule's Favourite Dream'.
Poet and performer Brian Patten first made his name in the 1960s as one of the Liverpool Poets, along with Adrian Henri and Roger McGough. Their aim was to make poetry accessible and to bring it to new audiences.
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 ...
Brian Patten was born on February 7, 1946 at 100 Wavertree Vale, which ran into the antiquated city end of Picton Road on the fringes of Liverpool 8. In contrast to Adrian Henri and Roger McGough, both of whom can name favourite early childhood authors, Patten grew up in a house with only one book, which he found when he was six years old.
