Out of Tune

By John Hartley

Out of Tune is the second anthology of poetry published by John Hartley, following the success of Seasonal Adjustments.

 

John grew up reading the works of McGough, Larkin, Rosen, Hughes, Hardy and Armitage. His history is littered with rhyme, largely through lyrical writing to accompany musical melody. Out of Tune is a collection of words that originally found a home set to music, but stand in their own right as poetry and the works in this collection date from 1990 to the present day. John won a certificate in an Observer young poetry competition at the age of 14 and once sang "I have a way with words but it's the wrong way". Find out here how true that is...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Broken Down Books
• Release date: May 6, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223373797

John Hartley

Born in Bolton, Lancashire, in the early 1970s, John is a father of three, long-suffering supporter of Bolton Wanderers and Chorley FC, an enthusiastic drinker of tea, and a school leader in special education.  John's musical memoir 'Capturing the Wry' was first published by i40Publishing in 2018 and his authorised biography of the indie band BOB is published by i40Publishing in February 2023. He has written extensively for the Neo-Tokyo online magazine, Dukla Prague Away Kit blog, Toppermost and Everything Indie Over 40 websites.  John's favourite authors are Robert Westall, Magnus Mills, Roddy Doyle, Stan Barstow and Peter Tinniswood.

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