Spike Hawkins (1943–2017) was a British poet, best known for his "Three Pig Poems","Hawkins, Spike", Porkopolis. included in his one book, the Fulcrum Press collection The Lost Fire-Brigade (1968). He was part of the poetry scene in Liverpool during the 1960s and much of his output upholds the values of that group; short, modernistic, humorous pieces of free verse. He was published in Encounter, International Times,International Times Archive 1966-2005. The Guardian and in the 1972 anthology The Old Pals' Act, edited by Pete Brown."The Old Pals' Act", http://www.books-by-isbn.com/
He was a friend of Johnny Byrne; together, they formed the surreal act "Poisoned Bellows".Gavin Gaughan, Johnny Byrne obituary, The Guardian, 25 April 2008. Accessed 5 August 2008.Anthony Hayward, "Johnny Byrne: Writer of feelgood TV dramas", The Independent, 12 May 2008. He was a friend of Syd Barrett, a founder of Pink Floyd.Toby Litt, "Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head by Rob Chapman", The Guardian, 8 May 2010. Hawkins continued to be active, for example performing in the 2005 Poetry Olympics at the Royal Albert Hall,"Poetry Olympics Twenty05 Celebrates Three Birthdays with a Jamboree of Stellar Performances at the Royal Albert Hall", edwinmorgan.com having originally performed there in the International Poetry Incarnation in 1965.Sophie Parkin, "Walking to the beat of a new waste land: an interview with Michael Horovitz", 3:AM Magazine, 27 October 2007.
Also a mimic, he could imitate Harold Wilson very well.The Guardian, 16 November 2000, p. 17.
See also
Liverpool poets
References
Lucie-Smith, Edward (1970), British Poetry since 1945.