poetry – Richard Millwood https://blog.richardmillwood.net A new learning landscape Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:26:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Adrian Mitchell has died https://blog.richardmillwood.net/2008/12/20/adrian-mitchell-has-died/ https://blog.richardmillwood.net/2008/12/20/adrian-mitchell-has-died/#respond Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:24:15 +0000 http://blog.richardmillwood.net/?p=104 Adrian Mitchell 1932 - 2008

Adrian Mitchell has died;
Boo!
Adrian asked to be lied
to
About Vietnam, I cried
Hoo!
A priapic puppy made me laugh
And kittens,
two
Feeling daft through and
through
But mostly, I miss him

]]> https://blog.richardmillwood.net/2008/12/20/adrian-mitchell-has-died/feed/ 0 Adrian Mitchell at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton https://blog.richardmillwood.net/2007/11/01/adrian-mitchell-at-the-octagon-theatre-bolton/ https://blog.richardmillwood.net/2007/11/01/adrian-mitchell-at-the-octagon-theatre-bolton/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:12:40 +0000 http://blog.richardmillwood.net/2007/11/01/adrian-mitchell-at-the-octagon-theatre-bolton/ Continue reading "Adrian Mitchell at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton"

]]> Adrian Mitchell

A real pleasure to hear some outstanding poetry read by the poet in the intimate surroundings of this long-established theatre – a real credit to the town of Bolton. I am not well-read in poetry, but have come to enjoy it substantially in middle-age and Adrian’s material had me excited and tearful in short shrift. You can find him stubbornly reciting ‘Tell me lies about Vietnam’ from thirty years ago on Youtube, but this still scathing poem was scornfully delivered by an energetic 75-year old on Thursday night.

]]> https://blog.richardmillwood.net/2007/11/01/adrian-mitchell-at-the-octagon-theatre-bolton/feed/ 0