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The Liverpool poets, Adrian Henri 19322000, Roger McGough 1937 , and Brian Patten 1946 began their careers in poetry by giving readings in the clubs and coffee bars of Liverpool in the 1960s, and gained recognition in print in Penguin Modern Poets 10: The Mersey Sound 1967 and The Liverpool Scene 1968. The works of other poets were included in The Liverpool Scene, but it was Henri, McGough, and Patten who were featured in The Mersey Sound and went on to fame as The Liverpool Poets.

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