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Adrian Mitchell

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Adrian Mitchell


Born
in Hampstead Heath, North London, England
October 24, 1932

Died
December 20, 2008

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Adrian Mitchell, FRSL, was an English poet, novelist and playwright. A former journalist, he became a noted figure on the British anti-authoritarian Left. For almost half a century he was the foremost poet of the country's anti-Bomb movement. The critic Kenneth Tynan called him the British Mayakovsky. ...more

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Nobody Rides the Unicorn

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The Odyssey

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Shapeshifters: Tales from O...

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The Ugly Duckling

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For Beauty Douglas: Adrian ...

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Tell Me Lies: Poems 2005-2008

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Blue Coffee: Poems, 1985-1996

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Heart on the Left: Poems 19...

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Quotes by Adrian Mitchell  (?)
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“I know a lie when I hear one.”
Adrian Mitchel

“Most people ignore most poetry because poetry ignores most people.”
Adrian Mitchell

“When I am sad and weary
When I think all hope has gone
When I walk along High Holborn
I think of you with nothing on.”
Adrian Mitchell

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