Adrian Henri (1932-2000) was born in Birkenhead. He was a poet, painter, playwright, songwriter and occasional art critic, and regularly exhibits paintings. His publications include Collected Poems (1986), Wish You Were Here (1990), The Phantom Lollipop Lady and Rhinestone Rhino (poems for children, 1986 and 1989), Eric the Punk Cat and The Postman's Palace (1933 and 1990), and Box (poems for teenagers, 1990). His plays include: I Want (with Nell Dunn, 1986), The Husband, the Wife and the Stranger (BBC TV, 1986) and (with others) Fears and Miseries of the Third Term (1989).
