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Brian Patten was born in Liverpool in 1946 and is now recognised as one of Europes leading contemporary poets. His work is translated into many languages worldwide, and his collections (available in Flamingo) include Grinning Jack, Love Poems, and Storm Damage. He is also well known for his childrens poetry and novels, and is the editor of the Twentieth Century Book of Childrens Verse. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A collection of poems spanning three decades of Brian Patten's work. They are drawn from and replace a number of earlier collections to create a companion volume to Love Poems. The journey begins with a child in a playground and ends with an adult lamenting the loss of close friends.

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Brian Patten was born in Liverpool in 1946 and is now recognised as one of Europe’s leading contemporary poets. His work is translated into many languages worldwide, and his collections (available in Flamingo) include ‘‘Grinning Jack’, ‘Love Poems’, and ‘‘Storm Damage’.

He is also well known for his children’s poetry and novels, and is the editor of the ‘Twentieth Century Book of Children’s Verse’.

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In this collection Patten reveals a more serious poet than his comic writing for children or his involvement with public performance first suggests. Brian Patten wrote "Gargling with Jelly" and "Mr Moon's Last Case" which won The Mystery Writers of America Guild award.

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