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I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It's my way of talking to the world.

I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It's my way of talking to the world.


Adrian Mitchell  Adrian Mitchell
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Adrian Mitchell FRSL (24 October 1932 – 20 December 2008)[1] was an English poet, novelist and playwright. A former journalist, he became a noted figure on the British 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".[2]

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I use the language I use to my friends. They wouldn't believe me if I used some high-flown literary language. I want them to believe me.

    Adrian Mitchell  Adrian Mitchell   
 Tags: Me Language Friends Believe Want
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I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock'n roll.

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 Tags: Love Relationship Music Hope Poetry
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There have always been poets who performed. Blake sang his Songs of Innocence and Experience to parties of friends.

    Adrian Mitchell  Adrian Mitchell   
 Tags: Experience Friends Innocence Always
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Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative.

    Adrian Mitchell  Adrian Mitchell   
 Tags: Best Poetry Performance See More
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Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.

    Adrian Mitchell  Adrian Mitchell   
 Tags: Poetry Rock Audience Needs Opposite
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I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It's my way of talking to the world.

    Adrian Mitchell  Adrian Mitchell   
 Tags: World Speak Strangers Want Talking
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I don't like writing essays or theory.

    Adrian Mitchell  Adrian Mitchell   
 Tags: Writing Theory Like Essays
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Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.

    Adrian Mitchell  Adrian Mitchell   
 Tags: People Poetry Ignore Most Because
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