Adrian Maurice Henri war ein britischer Dichter, der neben Roger McGough und Brian Patten den Mersey Sound genannten Stil junger Poeten Ende der 1960er Jahre vertrat. Wikipedia
“Love is feeling cold in the back of vans
Love is a fanclub with only two fans”
"Love Is ...", from The Mersey Sound (1967).
"The Entry of Christ into Liverpool", from British Poetry since 1945 (1970), Ed. Edward Lucie-Smith.<p>
“Tonight at noon
Supermarkets will advertise 3d EXTRA on everything”
"Tonight at Noon", from The Mersey Sound (1967).
“Without you ghost ferries would cross the Mersey manned by skeleton crews”
"Without You", from The Mersey Sound (1967).
“Prostitutes in the snow in Canning Street like strange erotic snowmen”
"Liverpool Poems", from The Mersey Sound (1967).
"Adrian Henri's Talking After Christmas Blues", from The Mersey Sound (1967).
"Mrs Albion You've Got a Lovely Daughter", from The Mersey Sound (1967).
“This is the morning that we burnt a cardboard hat”
"The Blazing Hat, Part Two", from The Mersey Sound (1967).
