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Perfect Catch: Poems, Collaborations & Scripts
This is a bundle of poems, plays, and collaborations between Ian McMillan and various musicians, theatre groups, radio producers, and ordinary and extraordinary people. Poetry is a community art for this writer, not a craft pursued in a lonely room.
- GenresPoetry
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
About the author
Ian McMillan
73 books18 followersIan McMillan is a British poet, journalist, playwright and broadcaster who has continued to live in Darfield.
McMillan graduated from North Staffordshire Polytechnic in 1978. He started performing on the live poetry circuit in the 1970s. He has had several volumes of poetry published for both adults and children. He is an enthusiastic advocate of poetry. In addition he has had journalism published in Q magazine, Mojo magazine and writes a weekly column in his home town's local newspaper, The Barnsley Chronicle''. He has the unique honour of being the first poet in residence to a football club, his hometown Barnsley FC.
His play Sister Josephine Kicks the Habit, based on the work of fellow Yorkshireman Jake Thackray premiered in 2005.
McMillan graduated from North Staffordshire Polytechnic in 1978. He started performing on the live poetry circuit in the 1970s. He has had several volumes of poetry published for both adults and children. He is an enthusiastic advocate of poetry. In addition he has had journalism published in Q magazine, Mojo magazine and writes a weekly column in his home town's local newspaper, The Barnsley Chronicle''. He has the unique honour of being the first poet in residence to a football club, his hometown Barnsley FC.
His play Sister Josephine Kicks the Habit, based on the work of fellow Yorkshireman Jake Thackray premiered in 2005.
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February 14, 2013
Ian McMillan is a brilliant poet. He's also a very funny man.
This is a collection of poems, plays & other bits & pieces, published in 2000: These pieces really capture just how good a wordsmith he is.
Some of this stuff is genuine "laugh out loud" (or "LOL", as I believe the young people say...), particularly "Branwell Bronte reincarnated as a vest" & "Body & Bone: The Fat Man in the Bath", while the verse play "Street Girls" really makes you think.....
A really good collection - if you like poetry, humour, & pathos, you'll love this.
Worthy of your attention.
This is a collection of poems, plays & other bits & pieces, published in 2000: These pieces really capture just how good a wordsmith he is.
Some of this stuff is genuine "laugh out loud" (or "LOL", as I believe the young people say...), particularly "Branwell Bronte reincarnated as a vest" & "Body & Bone: The Fat Man in the Bath", while the verse play "Street Girls" really makes you think.....
A really good collection - if you like poetry, humour, & pathos, you'll love this.
Worthy of your attention.
May 9, 2013
A mix of poems and short play scripts. The best were the longer poems in particular the Route A66.
December 7, 2013
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews