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	John Hegley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Hegley (born 1 October 1953) is a popular British performance poet, whose poems have appeared both in print and on the radio.
		Hegley has written a number of collections of poetry, ranging from the surreal through the humorous to the personal and emotional.
		Hegley's stage act includes elements of poetry, music (he plays the ukulele and is often accompanied by a Double bassist), comedy and Luton Town Football Club.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Hegley (249 words)

	John Hegley Merchandise
		John's new collection brings together many of his trademark themes - dogs, glasses, Luton - and joins them with a remarkable, moving and funny series of meditations, poems and stories on the parent child-relationship, from John's response to his father to John's daughter's response to him.
		John Hegley's fourth volume of poems, continues to explore the author's preoccupation with gods, dogs, dads and spectacles; the major addition to the list is life around the campfire, which is tackled in a longer drama concerning John, his friend Tony, his dog Hermann and their bicycles.
		John's verse is full poignant encounters with domestic violence, familial betrayal, everyday absurdities, dogs, vegetables and epiphanies of one kind or another.
	www.johnhegley.co.uk /merchandise (865 words)

	John Hegley's Word Wild Web Site
		John tells the truth about his brother-in-law (the kind of bloke who likes to stop and ask hitch-hikers where they’re going and then tells them he’ll get there first).
		Family Favourites brings together John's poems and songs concerning his youth and familial relations - real and imagined - as well as touching upon the eternal themes of glasses and dogs.
		Family Favourites - New CD Family Favourites brings together John's poems and songs concerning his youth and familial relations - real and imagined - as well as touching upon the eternal themes of glasses and dogs.
	www.johnhegley.co.uk (181 words)

	John Hegley - Poetic Genius
		John was born in Newington Green, Islington but moved to Luton, whilst still incontinent, to begin the arduous task of growing up.
		After a year of working as a bus conductor (a childhood dream) John went to University in Bradford, there learning about the making of a good curry as well as finding time to obtain a degree in European Literature and the History of Ideas and Sociology.
		During his rise to fame John has performed at the Edinburgh Festival and is a regular on TV and radio.
	website.lineone.net /~rehanby/Hegley (149 words)

	John Hegley CV at PFD
		John Hegley`s doggie may not wear glasses, but then she is a carrot.
		Enter this poet`s weird, witty and bespectacled world and meet Grandma with her filthy glasses, the organic leek who has learned how to speak, the octopus who gets a nasty shocktopus, the man who drew his cornflakes, and a whole cast of other interesting characters.
		John Hegley's collections of poetry share a common interest in the absurdity and tragedy of everyday family relationships, and where possible humour is used to bring these out.
	www.pfd.co.uk /clients/hegleyj/b-aut.html (375 words)

	John Hegley Press Release
		John Hegley is a regular sell-out at The Edinburgh Festival.
		John Hegley is widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic poets with seven best-selling volumes of poetry to his name, DOG being the latest.
		His first notable media exposure was the John Peel sessions (Radio One) with Popticians in 1983/4, with songs about spectacles and the misery of human existence.
	www.poetrysociety.org.uk /news/jhpr.htm (269 words)

	How We Met: Robyn Hitchcock And John Hegley
		John Hegley, also 44, is a performing comic poet.
		John once said he thought he and I were like yin and yang -- each of us contains quite a big element of the other.
		John likes to feel there's this world with the flowers and dogs and that they don't put dogs in the washing machine...Hegleyland, where there are no double yellow lines and everybody has short hair and people smile at each other.
	feedthefish.org /archive/98/080998.html (1666 words)

	Durham Literature Festival 2003: John Hegley
		John Hegley - bespectacled, dog-loving, poetic - is widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic artists with eight well-selling volumes of verse to his name.
		The narrative maintained a perfect balance between emotion and humour, paying as much attention to John Hegley's small daughter's dislike of her father's absence as to the essential role of the yellow Strepsil in art.
		The theme was neatly rounded off with another piece of audience participation, in which the poet's desire to reconnect with his French roots took the form of a poem in French (about a man's love for a potato, naturally), which was translated line by line by a volunteer from the gallery.
	www.literaturefestival.co.uk /reports/hegley.html (329 words)

	Edinburgh 2003: John Hegley's Packed Lunch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hegley doesn't actually possess any of the ventriloquist's skills, but that only adds to the hilarity of this bizarre section.
		John's show really makes you feel part of something special that only you and 30-40 other people know about.
		Had seen John on TV, but this was the first time live and he exceeded my expectations.
	www.chortle.co.uk /edfest2003/johnhegley.html (478 words)

	durham21 \| poetry \| Rub Your Books!
		John Hegley is an old favourite of mine which,as a Radio 4 junkie unfortunately meant that I’d heard most of the poems that he performed before, in various late-night radio slots, and in excerpts from his Fringe Festival gigs over the summer.
		Hegley on the other hand writes funny, touching poems, which fill several books, and can be read and enjoyed in their own right, like the best of Spike Milligan’s ‘silly verse’.
		Hegley’s show is pretty short, - it ran to less than 2 hours including an interval, so there’s plenty of time for drinks afterwards.
	www.durham21.co.uk /archive/archive.asp?ID=1726 (751 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - St. Albans Observer
		The show, John's Journals which is on March 6, is an evening of John's brand of wit and clever comedy from many of his most memorable anecdotes, as recorded in his leather-bound journals.
		John was born in 1953 in Newington Green, and then moved to Luton at an early age.
		John Hegley is at the Town Hall on March 6, call 01494 512000
	www.stalbansobserver.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=52136 (580 words)

	newinsight - feature , Mobile Phones article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Hegley, ensconced in his local café, immediately launches into verse without preamble or introductions.
		Hegley took A Levels and, after a year-out realising a childhood ambition to be a bus conductor, got a degree in European Literature.
		I was talking to a bloke in a pub the other day, telling him about a gig we were doing there with a guy on sax and a bodhran drum and he said "Well, I suppose you've got to take the rough with the smooth, haven't you?" which I thought was funny.
	www.theinsight.co.uk /feature2_jan.htm (1306 words)

	BBC News \| Entertainment \| Pajama Game pillowtalk
		John Hegley, a man with a devoted following on the live comedy circuit, plays the part 43 years on.
		Hegley saw the movie as a child and remembers liking Steam Heat, but has no plans to watch it until he finishes his run.
		Hegley says his dedication is partly down to the show's political angle.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/464680.stm (534 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 The Heard - Poetry with John Hegley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Presented by John Hegley, it reflects the diverse and vibrant stand-up poetry scene across the UK.
		John Cooper Clarke: the name behind the hairstyle, the words walk in the grooves hacking through the hi-fi paradise of true luxury..
		John Hegley was born in 1953 in Newington Green, and moved to Luton at an early age.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/arts/heardallaboutit.shtml (701 words)

	Archive News \| University of Luton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Hegley served as compere as the Year 8 youngsters read poems that they had written during the course of the year on such topics as wishes, lies and dreams; writing as an alien; and imagining their own future.
		John was equally impressed with the imagination and talent shown by the pupils."
		John Hegley is Patron of the University's Creative Writing degree.
	www.luton.ac.uk /archivenews/newsarticle.shtml?0368 (314 words)

	john hegley
		John visited France last year to paint a scene once depicted by his father and muses upon the trip, painting generally, romance and blancmange.
		John Hegley, bespectacled dog-loving, Luton-lauding lad, is widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic poets with eight boast-selling volumes of poetry to his name.
		His new series on this wavelength with John Cooper Clarke is broadcast this autumn.
	www.lancs.ac.uk /users/nuffield/hegleylo.htm (113 words)

	amanda castleman - hegley
		John Hegley's mind is restless within the confines of a telephone interview.
		Hegley is good-humoured about his detractors, accepting such backbiting as typical of poetry circles.
		Hegley's fans are generally not a distant crowd, adoring language through insulating layers of print – they are party to his poems.
	www.amandacastleman.com /hegley.html (790 words)

	Poet: John Hegley - All poems of John Hegley
		Poet: John Hegley - All poems of John Hegley
		John Hegley was born in Newington Green, Islington, at an early page in the book of his life.
		John Hegley at www.contemporarywriters.com - Performance poet John Hegley was born in 1953 in Newington Green, Islington.
	www.poemhunter.com /john-hegley/poet-6774 (206 words)

	John Hegley in general - Printed Books Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		John Hegley in general : The Sound of Paint Drying
		Having been a John Hegley fan for many years, ever since his first tentative steps onto television, followed by a little slot at an anti~whaling rally in Trafalgar Square (of all things), theediscerning is ever keen on seeing new books by him in the library.
		I discovered John Hegley a few years ago now, whilst I was at university.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /printed-books/john-hegley-in-general (188 words)

	57 Productions
		The long-awaited CD from John Hegley is launched on the 1st of December 2005.
		John Hegley is a poet & comedian, musician & singer, cartoonist & dancer.
		John's poem - Not Waving - is featured on the jukebox & his work is sampled in more depth on the CD Poetry in Performance Volume 1.
	www.57productions.com /catalogue_info.php?id=41 (203 words)

	John Hegley - Billy Bragg Forums
		I like John Hegley but that's awful, my sister did the same thing to me. Our mum, as a sister on a geriatric ward, used often to get boxes of chocolate from grateful patients or their relatives.
		My older sister, once bit half of every chocolate in the box and replaced the lid, only to have my mum offer it to guests and be horrified and embarrassed when she opened it up and discovered the mauled confectionary.
		John is on Call my bluff on Monday 30th June on BBC 1 at 12.30.
	www.billybragg.co.uk /forums/index.php?showtopic=308 (459 words)

	Sit-Down Comedy book reviews in Britain
		Elsewhere, John Hegley shows he's as good with prose as he is with poetry with his captivatingly offbeat contribution, and Jim Tavare and Dave Thompson provide a wry account of life in an old folks' home with a twist in the tale.
		John Dowie gives us a wrist-slashingly brutal account of a Bernard Manning-esque comic who, throughout life, has over-compensated for being despised by his father by worshipping his mother.
		John Dowie's was brilliant because of the passion of its main character, and insight into his world.
	www.sitdowncomedy.co.uk /ReviewsBritish.html (1829 words)

	icHuddersfield - John's poetry in motion
		Mandolin-strumming poet John Hegley brings his show, The Sound Of Paint Drying, to Huddersfield's Lawrence Batley Theatre on June 28.
		IT'S A LITTLE known fact that John Hegley's first poem was published in Huddersfield in 1976.
		About a friend of John's called Tony, who like to bang sticks of bone, it featured prominently in alternative poetry magazine Ludd's Mill based in the town.
	ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0330features/tm_objectid=13067233&method=full&siteid=50060&page=1&headline=john-s-poetry-in-motion-name_page.html (201 words)

	s1play: film detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Hegley, bespectacled dog-loving poetic type, widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic artists with eight well-selling volumes of verse to his name will replace Boothby Graffoe in this year's line up at The Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
		John visited Nice in France to paint a scene once depicted by his French father 70 years ago.
		The tape running, John sucks a Strepsil and makes his own artistic impression in the midst of barking dogs, wine drinkers and footballing boys, whose match he enlivens with some Luton Town FC dazzle.
	www.s1play.com /comedy/comedy_features.cgi?edl_id=37012 (210 words)

	Edinburgh 2002: John Hegley: The Sound Of Paint Drying (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Hegley visited France last year to paint a scene once depicted by his father, and muses upon his trip, painting generally, romance and blacmange.
		The Luton laureate is an undisputed national treasure, and back in Edinburgh with another assured show to prove it.
		Ostensibly, this retraces Hegley's journey to France to recreate a street scene his father painted in 1931.
	www.chortle.co.uk /edfest2002/johnhegleypaint.html (295 words)

	The Burma Campaign UK: Stand Up for Burma
		John Hegley is widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic poets with seven best-selling volumes of poetry to his name.
		Voted street magician of the year John Lenahan, is one of the most accomplished entertainers in the country.
		John has read thousands of minds and levitated 20-pound Toblerone bars.
	www.burmacampaign.org.uk /pm/weblog.php?id=P199 (252 words)

	CILIP \| News: 16 January 2006
		CILIP and the Library + information Show are delighted to announce that John Hegley will present the 2006 Libraries Change Lives Award at this year's Library + information Show on 26th April 2006 at The Pavilion, NEC, Birmingham.
		John Hegley will also give a short reading of his poetry.
		John Hegley is widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic artists.
	www.cilip.org.uk /aboutcilip/newsandpressreleases/news160106.htm (551 words)

	The Cumberland News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		LUTON laureate John Hegley pops up at Carlisle’s Stanwix Arts Theatre next Thursday, September 22, with his latest poetic comic offering.
		Hegley, bespectacled dog-loving poetic type, is widely known as one of the country’s most innovative comic artists.
		Hegley is responsible for nine books of poetry, prose, lyrics, drawings and one mug.
	www.cumberland-news.co.uk /arts/viewarticle.aspx?id=282841 (236 words)

	John Hegley : Comedian Profile
		John Hegley is a popular English performance poet.
		Hegley was born in Islington, London, into a Roman Catholic household, and was brought up in Luton and Bristol.
		Hegley's stage act includes elements of poetry, music and comedy.
	www.comedy-zone.net /standup/comedian/h/hegley-john.htm (261 words)

	BBC - Arts - Poetry
		We asked you to compose a four word ode, beginning each line with the letters L, E, A, F. This fine example of LEAF poetry (left) was submitted by Johnny Nandy.
		It was hard to choose the best so we asked the poet John Hegley to select some of his favourites.
		John now has his own World Wild Web Site.
	www.bbc.co.uk /arts/poetry/inplace (132 words)

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