These Were Your Father's
John Hegley
"One of the funniest men alive. He's in the tradition of Edward Lear, Stevie Smith, Ivor Cutler and Roger McGough" (Adrian Mitchell, New Statesman & Society)
These Were Your Fathers, John Hegley's fourth volume of poems, continues to explore the author's preoccupation with gods, dogs, dads and spectacles; the major addition to the list is life around the campfire, which is tackled in a longer drama concerning John, his friend Tony, his dog Hermann and their bicycles. Elsewhere, buses, trains, rains, Romans and rice grains are featured in the poems which are usually comic and, where possible, poignant also. There is a persistent autobiographical strand, as well as a sprinkling of the author's line drawings and sonic surprises which it is best not to spoil by telling you about in this bit. "An artistic phenomenon" (The Times)
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About John Hegley John Hegley performs live in venues all over Britain, including London's Hackney and Bloomsbury Theatres and the Edinburgh Festival, and recently in New Zealand and Australia. He appears on television and radio and his poems are featured regularly in the Weekend Guardian. He has published five volumes of poetry.His various media appearances include Wogan, Ross, Anderson, a mention on Brookside, two John Peel sessions with musical outfit The Popticians, They Think It's All Over and a host of others. He has also been the subject of a BBC Radio 4 series Hearing With Hegley and his poems are featured regularly in the Weekend Guardian.
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