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Like many great songwriters and thinkers, John Lennon also tried his hand at writing poetry and prose, publishing two collections of poems, short stories, and drawings during the 1960s: In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works. True to Lennon’s signature wit, the publications were dubbed ‘nonsense books’, with both owing their titles to puns.Before The Beatles rose to fame in the early 1960s, Lennon had previously contributed to Liverpool music publication Mersey Beat. Similarly to Lennon and The Beatles’ musical careers, his books were experimental, employing literary techniques like wordplay, metaphors, and riddles. Lennon’s humour shines through on throwaway ditties like ‘Mean Mr Mustard’ and ‘Polythene Pam’ from 1969’s Abbey Road.

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