Waterstones The Mersey Sound
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Price: £9.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: I wanted your soft verges But you gave me the hard shoulder' The Mersey Sound brought poetry down from the shelf and on to the street, capturing the mood of the Sixties and speaking to real lives with its irreverent, wry, freewheeling verses of young love, petrol-pump attendants, CND leaflets and bus journey capers. Bringing together the hugely influential work of Adrian Henri, Roger Mc Gough and Brian Patten - the 'Liverpool Poets' - this perennially beloved volume is the bestselling poetry anthology of all time. Now, for its fiftieth anniversary, this edition restores the original text of the book as it first appeared in 1967: energetic, raw and a true record of its era.
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780141189260
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9780141189260
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Author: MusicaIncognita
Rating: 5
Review: Poetry is of course subjective, and what I find good others will hate. I feel like I’ve timed my reading of this wrong, I’m too old for some of the poems to be vital, and too young to have heard most of the authors voices (if you get a chance do see Roger McGough). Much of what in contained in this book is timeless, I’m reading it well after the 50 year reprint and it still reads as the world today is, with the caveat that without the mass media and technology the imagery is firmly rooted in a smaller world than they may (or do) write about now.
Author: Benjamin Peterson
Rating: 3
Review: On the one hand I do have a soft spot for Roger McGough. In his good moments, at least. On the other hand, it's all so complacent and parochial and petty and silly and privileged. So, three stars on average.
