Open Heart University
1979
First Published
3.76
Average Rating
70
Number of Pages
Following the bestselling Small Sreams of a Scorpion comes this second collection of the poems of Spike Milligan. 'Somewhere inside the Goon, a small-sized William Blake is always struggling to get out and make himself heard' - Punch 'Compassionate, perceptive, outraged and tender' - Evening News 'Remarkably accomplished...lyrical, touching, sad, wise and wryly funy' - Sunday Express
Avg Rating
3.76
Number of Ratings
49
5 STARS
24%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
33%
2 STARS
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Author
Spike Milligan
Author · 53 books
Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan, known as Spike, was a comedian, writer and musician. He was of Irish descent, but spent most of his childhood in India and lived most of his later life in England, moving to Australia after retirement. He is famous for his work in The Goon Show, children's poetry and a series of comical autobiographical novels about his experiences serving in the British Army in WWII. Spike Milligan suffered from bipolar disorder, which led to depression and frequent breakdowns, but he will be remembered as a comic genius. His tombstone reads 'I told you I was ill' in Gaelic.
