Henry Normal's Encyclopaedia Poetica

Henry Normal presents a mixed salad of satirical poetry.

A series of four excursions through Henry Normal's alphabet of stand-up poetry from A to C, to Zzz to Zzz. With guests Su Andi and Attila the Stockbroker. Producer Diane Messias

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Henry Normal's encyclopaedia of stand-up poetry reaches Volume 2.

Courtship; COP-OFF. With guests Belinda Burton and John Hegley. Producer Diane Messias

Henry Normal opens volume two with poems about courtship and the language of love.

He covers early Greek poets, and British greats like Donne and Shakespeare, with a nod to French language and Italian art. Henry is also joined on stage at the Contact Theatre, Manchester, by the poets Belinda Burton and John Hegley.

Henry is also joined on stage at the Contact Theatre, Manchester, by poets Belinda Burton and JOHN HEGLEY.

From the Contact Theatre, Manchester.

With poets:

Henry Normal opens volume two with poems about courtship, the language of love, and guest John Hegley. From May 1994.

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Oh - Sod. With guests Lemn Sissay andKevFagan.

Producer Diane Messias Rpt

Henry Normal opens volume three with poems about politics, class and trains.

Henry Normal opens volume three of his Encyclopaedia Poetica, celebrating the rich tradition of the poet as a revolutionary, in a cardigan.

This week's poems cover politics, class, bouncy castles, and the buses, trams and trains of Manchester.

Henry is joined on stage at the Contact Theatre, Manchester, by the poets Kevin Fegan and Lemn Sissay.

This edition's poems cover politics, class, bouncy castles, and the buses, trams and trains of Manchester.

His poems cover politics, class, bouncy castles, and the buses, trams and trains of Manchester.

From the Contact Theatre, Manchester.

With poets:

Belinda Burton

John Hegley

3: Oh - Sod. With guests Lemn Sissay and Kev Fegan.

Henry Normal opens volume three with poems about politics, class and trains. With Lemn Sissay and Kevin Fegan. From June 1994.

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HENRY NORMAL opens the fourth and final volume of his Encyclopaedia Poetica, taking us all the way to Zzz-Zzz.

His poems cover BBC Radio 4, Points of View, a mime burglary, obnoxious individuals called Clive, and the Miss Scotland beauty pageant.

From Edinburgh's Pleasance Theatre.

With poets:

Henry's final volume, with guests LIZ LOCHHEAD and Pete Ramskil.

This week's poems cover Radio 4, Points of View, a mime burglary, obnoxious individuals called Clive, and the Miss Scotland beauty pageant.

Henry is joined on stage, at Edinburgh's Pleasance Theatre, by the poets LIZ LOCHHEAD and Pete Ramskill.

Henry's concluding volume covers BCB Radio 4, sex and a mime burglary.

The last volume of Henry Normal's encyclopaedia: Woo-zy to Zzz-Zzz. With guests Pete Ramskill and LIZ LOCHHEAD. Producer Diane Messias

The fourth and final volume, with guests Liz Lochhead and Pete Ramskil.

Henry's concluding volume covers BBC Radio 4, sex and a mime burglary. With Liz Lochhead and Pete Ramskill. From June 1994.

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