Planet Young by Gerry Potter

Planet Young by Gerry Potter

"There's no point jangling if you don't hear the jingle." Gerry Potter, creator and destroyer of the infamous gingham diva Chloe Poems, welcomes you to his first collection of domestic/fantastic theatre-verse. Biographical, confessional and rich with spell-weaving imagery, Planet Young is a magical history tour, thrusting you forever forward through Liverpool's Scottie Road before brake-slamming and horn-pounding into a wider world. Adult Poetry and playscript. LGBTQ+.

Praise for the author: "Enormous talent" Gay Times; "A compelling advocate." The Independent; "Enviable panache and style." Angela Heslop, BBC Radio; "Everything poetry should be, and all too often isn't." Time Out; "A comrade in words - and what a comrade." Rosie Garland, poet & author; "Gerry is about intelligence and argument and politics and protest. So must we all be." Roger Hill, broadcaster & writer; "Intelligent, humane and searching poetry that makes us all ask who we are and who we want to be." Dr Jo Bell, National Poetry Day Director

Gerry Potter is a poet, playwright, actor, director, and both creator and destroyer of the infamous gingham diva Chloe Poems. A favourite son of Manchester and his hometown Liverpool, he trained at Everyman Youth Theatre and National Museums Liverpool lists him amongst the city's leading LGBTQ+ icons. His published work can be forund in both the poetry and philosophy collections at Harvard University and the portrait documentary 'My Name is Gerry Potter' premiered at Homotopia in 2015. Gerry has a reputation for putting his Scouse voice on the line and is strong on poetry and strong on the causes of poetryism.

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ISBN 13	9780955509230
ISBN 10	0955509238
Title	Planet Young
Author	Gerry Potter
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Flapjack Press
Year published	2009-06-01
Number of pages	116
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.