Sex, Chips & Poetry: 50 Years of the Mersey Sound
Fifty years ago, Penguin published its 1967 hit pop poetry book The Mersey Sound, introducing Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri to the world, thereby securing Liverpool as the cultural centre of the UK and bringing poetry to pop audiences. With the help of famous friends and fellow writers, McGough and Patten tell the inside story of this modern classic and how they made poetry cool.
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Sex, Chips & Poetry: 50 Years of the Mersey Sound
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Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Sex, Chips & Poetry: 50 Years of the Mersey Sound
Production Companies
Kalel Productions
Description
Fifty years ago, Penguin published its 1967 hit pop poetry book The Mersey Sound, introducing Roger McGough, Brian Patten and Adrian Henri to the world, thereby securing Liverpool as the cultural centre of the UK and bringing poetry to pop audiences. With the help of famous friends and fellow writers, McGough and Patten tell the inside story of this modern classic and how they made poetry cool.
