The Liverpool Poets collections
Papers of Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten.
Image copyright: Marc Marnie
'The Liverpool Poets' - Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten - met in Liverpool in 1961, and published their collection of poems The Mersey Sound in 1967. The University of Liverpool first acquired Adrian Henri's Papers directly from the poet in 1983. A later accession was acquired alongside the Papers of Roger McGough and the Papers of Brian Patten with aid from the Heritage Lottery Fund and grants from the Granada Foundation, the John S. Cohen Foundation, Coutts & Co. Charitable Trust, the Friends of the University and the University.
These collections are complemented by manuscript and printed collections for other Merseyside writers, such as Matt Simpson, and such major 20th century literary figures as Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney.
Liverpool Poets highlights
Liverpool Poets' archives
Fifty years after the publication of The Mersey Sound, the University of Liverpool Library acquired the archives of Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photo: copyright Marc Marnie
The Mersey Sound
The archives of Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten can be used to explore the work of the poets in 1960s Liverpool and explore themes such as 'heroes', 'war', 'love' and the 'city', through poetry, painting, music and performance. More... (pdf)