'I wanted your soft verges But you gave me the hard shoulder' The Mersey
Sound brought poetry down from the shelf and on to the street, capturing
the mood of the Sixties and speaking to real lives with its irreverent,
wry, freewheeling verses of young love, petrol-pump attendants, CND
leaflets and bus journey capers. Bringing together the hugely
influential work of Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten - the
'Liverpool Poets' - this perennially beloved volume is the bestselling
poetry anthology of all time. Now, for its fiftieth anniversary, this
edition restores the original text of the book as it first appeared in
1967: energetic, raw and a true record of its era.