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Adrian Henri (10 April 1932 – 20 December 2000) was a British poet and painter best remembered as the founder of poetry-rock group the Liverpool Scene and as one of three poets in the best-selling anthology The Mersey Sound, along with Brian Patten and Roger McGough.
From best selling poetry anthology: The Mersey Sound to supporting Led Zeppelin. From experimental performance art to radical realist painting explore the world of polymath Adrian Henri.
Adrian Henri. 1932–2000. Born in Birkenhead, England, Adrian Henri was a painter and poet. His highly visual poetry reflects his strong foundation in fine art, which he established during his time at King’s College, where he studied painting.
Adrian Henri, from ‘I Want to Paint’, Selected and Unpublished Poems (LUP, 2007)
The Funeral of Adrian Henri, performance with Rob Con and Lol Coxhill, Liverpool Pier Head and the Academy Gallery, Liverpool. Exhibitions: Milton Keynes Festival (commission for a painting and poem).
Adrian Henri (b. 1932- d. 2000) was a much-loved figure in the world of performance poetry, fine art and beyond. Born in Birkenhead, Henri grew up in Rhyl, Wales, during the war years and trained as a painter at King’s College, Newcastle where he was influenced by the abstract expressionists and the then newly-emergent pop artists.
Presentamos, en versión de José Vicente Anaya, un poema de Adrian Henri. Formó parte del trío de poetas (con Roger McGouh y Brian Patten) que en la década de 1960 se hacían llamar Rock-y-Poesía, o la Escena de Liverpool, también fueron conocidos como la Generación Pop de Liverpool.
