What I Learned from Johnny Bevan - Softcover

Luke Wright

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908058331 ISBN 13: 9781908058331

Publisher: Penned in the Margins, 2016

Synopsis

What I Learned From Johnny Bevan is a politically charged modern epic by celebrated poet Luke Wright. Written in electrifying verse, this is a story of friendship, class ceilings and the battle for the soul of the Left. At university the mercurial Johnny Bevan saves Nick, smashing his comfortable middle class bubble and firing him up about politics, music and books. Twenty years later, as their youthful dreams disintegrate alongside the social justice they hoped for, can Nick, now a jaded music journalist, save Johnny from himself? Winner of a prestigious Fringe First Award, What I Learned from Johnny strikes at the heart of a divided Britain with wit, compassion and laser precision.

About this title

Review:

'A pulsating, neatly handled piece of poetic storytelling' - THE GUARDIAN

'A play that shocks you upright; that makes your heart beat faster, that punches you right in the chest' - BROADWAY BABY

'An On the Road for the Britpop generation. Like the classic Kerouac novel, it plays out as a bittersweet ode to the necessity and transience of hero worship' - FEST MAGAZINE

'Evocative, poetic monologue about political awakening and platonic male relationships' - TIME OUT

'Haunting' --THE LIST

About the Author:

Luke Wright is a poet and broadcaster. His poetry stage shows have toured the world and played sold-out runs in London and Edinburgh. He is a regular contributor to BBC Radio and his verse documentary on Channel 4 was nominated for a Grierson Award. His first collection, Mondeo Man, was called 'celebratory, mournful, critical and tender' by Poetry London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penned in the Margins
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1908058331
• ISBN 13: 9781908058331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80