BRIAN Patten, one of the fab three Liverpool poets who found fame in the 1960s, is appearing at the civic hall in Stratford next week.

Brian has been a prolific writer of adult and children's poetry ever since he, Roger McGough, and Adrian Henri took the literary world by storm nearly 40 years ago.

His show which starts on Tuesday, at 7.30pm, promises to be a fun event for all the family.

Brian will be bringing his infamous collections of hilarious, lyrical and outrageous poems to life in an hour-long extravaganza of verse.

He serves up a fizzing collection of ghosts, goblins, dysfunctional adults, naughty children with nasty habits, fantastic creatures along with serious poems.

His collections published for adults include Love Poems, Storm Damage and Grinning Jack.

Brian's mix of serious and humorous work makes him hard to equal in performance. With a reputation enhanced by each of his collections, and now translated into Italian, Spanish German, and Polish, he is acknowledge as one of Europe's foremost poets.

His latest book Armada, is a collection of poems offering sharp, witty and provocative insights into life and the human condition.

Last year he accepted the Cholmondeley Award for his services to poetry and, together with Roger McGough and the late Adrian Henri, was honoured with the freedom of Liverpool.

Tickets for his show in Stratford are £5 and £4 (concessions) and can be obtained on 01789 207100.