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Adrian Mitchell Biography
Described by Kenneth Tynan as 'the British Mayakovsky', the late Adrian Mitchell's work demonstrates an allegiance to a vital popular tradition, embracing passionate lyricism, humour and dissent.
Adrian Mitchell was born in London, England and educated by wolves. His first play, The Animals Brains Trust, was performed when he was nine and following his early success, nobody was able stop him. He wrote plays, poems and stories for adults and children and travelled around the world giving performances of his work. Adrian edited Paul McCartney's Poems & Lyrics (Faber), and released many poetry collections including Blue Coffee, The Shadow Knows and All Shook Up. He died on 20 December 2008.
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From humble beginnings as a Hip-Hop DJ, Mister Gee honed his spoken word skills as the host of the renowned performance poetry club Brix-tongue and is now one of the stars of the UK poetry scene. He has performed at the New York Nuyorican Poets Café and the Black Lily night in Philadelphia (home to Jill Scott and the Roots), as well as at the Edinburgh Festival. He runs workshops in schools and his album Poetry in the Key of Gee was released to critical acclaim.