In 1967 Penguin Books published the work of Brian Patten, along
with co-poets Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, in the collection The
Mersey Sound, frequently credited as the single most significant
anthology of this century in bringing poetry to new audiences. Some
half a million copies have been sold, and thousands of poetry fans
have flocked to theatres, arts centres and schools to watch Patten
in performance. This is the first full-length critical evaluation
of Patten's work - as a poet, as a performer and as a hugely
popular children's writer. It seeks to explore his position in
relation to his fellow "Liverpool Poets" and to contemporary poetry
more widely. Consideration of Armada, Patten's most recent poetry
collection for adults, is central to this study. The author
explores the ways in which themes and pre-occupations from earlier
works have now sharpened and developed, and argues that Armada
signals the maturation of his talent.
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