Tigress tigress burning bright in the fyre of the night @ Albert Hall among prophets and superstars as poetic voices ranged and chimed with the nonconformity of the revolution which would spawn countless Recusants. I’m with MI6 you know. Don’t tell anyone. Keep it to yourself
A small declaration of interest: Andy Croft and I were saying Cheshire secondary school during the late 1960s and early 1970s. We remain friends and in touch.
I saw Adrian Mitchell read on quite a number of occasions in the 1980s. He was a regular live performer on the spoken word circuit during those years. He was empathetic and compassionate but committed to a manifesto for change. He saw poetry as a tool for radical transformation. I particularly took to his collection entitled For Beauty Douglas. In 2000, I was attending a tribute to Kenneth Patchen at the newly-opened Tate Modern gallery. I'd been invited to cover the event for one of the little poetry magazines. My friend the poet Michael Horovitz (and a long-time collaborator with and supporter of Adrian) was present and he kindly and enthusiastically introduced me to Mitchell. I was very honoured.
Tigress tigress burning bright in the fyre of the night @ Albert Hall among prophets and superstars as poetic voices ranged and chimed with the nonconformity of the revolution which would spawn countless Recusants. I’m with MI6 you know. Don’t tell anyone. Keep it to yourself
You an keep a secret Righto
Hi Simon .I only met Adrian once,and despite what I'd heard he was easy to get along with.
Really enjoyed your article.
Simon can you check your email and spam.
All the Best
Malcolm.
I'm glad you had a chance to meet Adrian, Malcolm. He was a great guy, so humane and deeply political.
Thank you, Malcolm. Your email message is with me.
So great to be reminded about Adrian Mitchell…
Thank you, John, for your comment.
A small declaration of interest: Andy Croft and I were saying Cheshire secondary school during the late 1960s and early 1970s. We remain friends and in touch.
I saw Adrian Mitchell read on quite a number of occasions in the 1980s. He was a regular live performer on the spoken word circuit during those years. He was empathetic and compassionate but committed to a manifesto for change. He saw poetry as a tool for radical transformation. I particularly took to his collection entitled For Beauty Douglas. In 2000, I was attending a tribute to Kenneth Patchen at the newly-opened Tate Modern gallery. I'd been invited to cover the event for one of the little poetry magazines. My friend the poet Michael Horovitz (and a long-time collaborator with and supporter of Adrian) was present and he kindly and enthusiastically introduced me to Mitchell. I was very honoured.
Thanks for this wonderful memory of a great poet!!!