Contents: Pages. Introduction

About Brain Patten.
CONTENTS:
Pages.
INTRODUCTION
MAIN PART
CHAPTER I
1.1. Path of life of Brain Patten
1.2 .The influence on children’s poetryCHAPTER II
2.1.The main ideas of Brain Patten’s poems
2.2.Fantasy in the love poems of Brian Patten And the analysis of poem “The Armada 
Conclusion
References
Introduction.
There is no doubt that children's literature is under control from adults, in terms of production, distribution and consumption. In this study, poetry seemed to be the most controlled form of literature. Poetry has been given an elevated status in educational and social class discourse and therefore has status in middle class adults' perceptions. Despite the control of adults over poetry that this study revealed, the children are seen to interact actively with the ideological purposes of the adult world, both deflecting some and embracing others. They are aware of adult interest in their development and possible social reproduction and again, where this is detected in the texts, some they accept and others they reject. They show clear interest in the poetry offered to them and seem to enjoy making meaning from it in their own ways. They appear to be able to spot when adults are instructing or directing them into poetry.
'The Liverpool poets' appeared on the literary scene in 1967, the name being coined by Edward Lucie-Smith who called his anthology of their work: 'The Liverpool Scene'. The chief poets were Adrian Henri (1932-2000) Roger Mc Gough (1937-) and Brian Patten (1946-).
The poetry of 'The Liverpool poets' is also characterized by the undercurrent of sarcasm, irony and pungent wit, which runs through many of their poems. They are also noted for their directness of expression, simplicity of style, and, (in the manner of Robert Frost), their deft handling of complicated ideas in uncomplicated language.
Patten's poetry achieves its effect through feelings, and this is what distinguishes him from the other two 'Liverpool poets'. According to Linda Cookson Patten's poetry complements that of Henri and McGough, but there is an essential difference between them in that Patten's humour is of an entirely different character from the verbal gymnastics of Henri and McGough, and is subordinated almost always to an underlying seriousness of purpose.
CHAPTER I.

• Path of life of Brain Patten.

Brian Patten was born on 7 February in 1946 is an English poet and author. He came to prominence in the 1960s as one of the Liverpool poets, and writes primarily lyrical poetry about human relationships. His famous works include "Little Johnny's Confessions", "The Irrelevant Song", "Vanishing Trick", "Emma's Doll", and "Impossible Parents".
Patten was born in Bootle, England, near the Liverpool docks. He attended Sefton Park School in the Smithtown Road area of Liverpool, where his early poetic writing was encouraged. He left school at fifteen and began work for The Bootle Times writing a column on popular music.
Together with the other two Liverpool poets, Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, Patten published The Mersey Sound in 1967. One of the best-selling poetry anthologies of modern times, The Mersey Sound aimed to make poetry accessible to a broader audience. It has been described as the most significant anthology of the twentieth century. Together with Henri and McGough, Patten was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001 Echo, Liverpool (29 September 2010). "Mersey Poet Brian Patten on his memories of Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

Patten's first published volumes of poems were Little Johnny's Confession and Notes to the Hurrying Man . They were followed by The Irrelevant Song , Vanishing Trick and Grave Gossip . In 1983, along with Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, Patten published the follow-up to The Mersey Sound with New Volume. Patten's later solo collections Storm Damage and Armada are more varied, the latter featuring a sequence of poems concerning the death of his mother and memories of his childhood. Armada is perhaps Patten's most mature and formal book, dispensing with much of the playfulness of former work. He has also written comic verse for children, notably Gargling With Jelly and Thawing Frozen Frogs.
Patten's poem So Many Different Lengths of Time has in recent times, become a popular poem recited at funerals. At the service to remember Ken Dodd in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, the actor Stephanie Cole read So Many Different Lengths of Time to a congregation of thousands within and outside the building. Opening his poem with verse by Pablo Neruda, Patten's poem argues that it is the act of remembrance which offers family members the best antidote to the anguish of loss. In tackling the subject of grief, Patten views poetry as performing an important social function: ‘Poetry helps us understand what we’ve forgotten to remember. It reminds us of things that are important to us when the world overtakes us emotionally
Patten's works
1) Little Johnny's Confession. London: Allen and Unwin. 1967.
2) Notes to the Hurrying Man: Poems, Winter '66 - Summer '68. London: Allen and Unwin. 1969.
3) The Irrelevant Song. London: Allen and Unwin. 1971.
4) The Unreliable Nightingale. London: Bertram Rota. 1973.
5) Vanishing Trick. London: Allen and Unwin. 1976.
6) Grave Gossip. London: Allen and Unwin. 1979.
7) Love Poems. London: Allen and Unwin. 1981.
8) Storm Damage. London: Unwin Hyman. 1988.
9) Grinning Jack: Selected Poems. London: Unwin Hyman. 1990.
10) Armada. London: Harper Collins. 1996.