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Adrian Mitchell


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

Died
December 20, 2008

Genre
Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Theater


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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Average rating: 3.92 · 1,999 ratings · 246 reviews · 122 distinct works • Similar authors
Nobody Rides the Unicorn
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3.98 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
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The Odyssey
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Shapeshifters: Tales from O...
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The Lion, the Witch and the...
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The Ugly Duckling
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FOR BEAUTY DOUGLAS. ADRIAN ...
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4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions
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Tell Me Lies: Poems 2005-2008
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Blue Coffee: Poems, 1985-1996
3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1996
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Heart on the Left: Poems 19...
4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1998
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The Government Inspector
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The Baron Rides Out The Baron On The Island Of ... The Baron All at Sea
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“I know a lie when I hear one.”
― Adrian Mitchel
tags: honesty, lie, life, quote, sarcasm, satire
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“Most people ignore most poetry because poetry ignores most people.”
― Adrian Mitchell
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“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
tags: adrian-mitchell, love, poetry
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