JIM BENNETT'S STUNNING NEW
COLLECTION

THE MAN WHO TRIED TO HUG
CLOUDS
by Jim Bennett
"a stunning
achievement..." citn
"..true to his
vision and honest and direct in the way he
presents it" John Couth
"a glorious
reappraisal of a poet at the height of his
powers" mam
WINNER -
POETRY HOUSE
POETRY
COLLECTION OF THE YEAR 2004
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Hear Jim Bennett read some
of his best work on this fine studio album from
Long Neck Media. With a selection of songs and
poetry covering thirty years of an amazing
creative output. This is the definitive Jim
Bennett collection.
"...an authentic voice bringing the sound of
beat to Liverpool" -Trax
"Jim Bennett is
very much of that generation of Liverpool poets
who adopted the directness and spontaneity of
American beat writing and adapted it into a
peculiarly English - and Liverpudlian - mode of
expression."
- David
Bateman, Transparent Words
"One of Jims
great strengths is his range. He reads a poem
which naughty boys all over the world would
repeat with glee ... and follows it with poems
bearing his soul, peeling off layer after layer
of feeling." - Bill Melrose, Merseyside Arts.
"Jim is an experience, a really good life
affirming experience." - John Ball, Nightshade
"The best performance
poet in Liverpool" he certainly is, in fact
he is one of the best in the country, "
"a genius who creates
unforgettable experience for the audience but
does it in a quiet and unassuming way."
"the very best of the
Liverpool Poets"
"he has to be
experienced."
""Liverpool
Is"... is unashamedly an anthem for a great
city written by someone who clearly loves
Liverpool and who has the talent to express that
love in a poem. "
"..beautiful
poems read perfectly by a great poet,
who could ask for
more."
Merseyside Arts Monthly
"A not to be missed
event. Jim's poetry and songs are witty, funny
and thought provoking." Ham
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