Roger McGough leads tributes to writer Brian Patten: ‘May he rest in poetry’
Patten came to prominence with 1967’s The Mersey Sound, which he wrote alongside McGough and Adrian Henri.
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One of the Liverpool poets, along with Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, who was a perceptive writer on love
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Liverpool poet Brian Patten dies at 79
His poetry often explored love and relationships and he wrote books for children including Gargling With Jelly
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