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Brian Patten

(b.1946)

Brian Patten is one of the most accessible and popular poets working today. He made his name in the 60s in the Liverpool trio with Adrian Henri & Roger McGough and has been writing and performing poetry ever since.

Genres: Children's Fiction

Series

Impossible Parents
1. Impossible Parents (2006)
2. The Most Impossible Parents (2010)

Novels

Mr Moon's Last Case (1975)
The Story Giant (2001)

Collections

   The Mersey Sound (poems) (1967) (with Adrian Henri and Roger McGough)
   Love Poems (poems) (1991)
   Five Finger-piglets (poems) (1999) (with others)
   The Walker Book of Funny Stories (2001) (with Ann Jungman)
   Gargling with Jelly (poems) (2003)
   Collected Love Poems (poems) (2007)
   Selected Poems (poems) (2007)
   Grinning Jack (poems) (2009)
   Juggling with Gerbils (poems) (2009)
   The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet (poems) (2009) (with Roger McGough)
   Thawing Frozen Frogs (poems) (2012)
   Armada (poems) (2014)

Novellas and Short Stories

Monster Slayer (2016)

Anthologies edited

Utterly Brilliant Poetry (1998)
Modern Children's Verse (1999)

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