Phyllis King Explained

Phyllis April King is a British poet. She appears and reads her material on Ivor Cutler's albums Dandruff, Velvet Donkey and Jammy Smears.^{[1] [2]} King designed some of the Ivor Cutler album covers, and has published poetry and children's books. She worked with Cutler on the radio series King Cutler which was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1990.^[3]

Personal life

King was in a long-term relationship with Ivor Cutler for over forty years up to his death in 2006 though they did not live together, preferring to retain their independence.^{[4] [5]} Like Cutler, she was a teacher. Cutler wrote the song "Beautiful Cosmos" about her.^[6] She has a daughter and lives in Wiltshire.^[7]

Stage portrayal

In 2014 she was portrayed by Elicia Daly in the stage play The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler, a co-production by Vanishing Point and National Theatre of Scotland.^[8]

Bibliography

Poetry

• Dust – Newcastle upon Tyne: Morden Tower Publications, 1978.
• Close Views – Newcastle upon Tyne: Morden Tower Publications, 1980.

Children's books

• The Hungry Cat – London: Walker, 1986. (Illustrated by Phyllis King)
• Apple Green and Runner Bean – London: Walker, 1993. (Illustrated by Phyllis King)

Notes and References

1. News: Ivor Cutler – Obituaries – News – The Independent. https://web.archive.org/web/20080422194624/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ivor-cutler-469155.html. dead. 22 April 2008. Irwin. Colin. 9 March 2006. The Independent. 4 May 2014.
2. News: The wacky world of Ivor Cutler. Evening Times. 4 May 2014.
3. Web site: King Cutler. 4 May 2014.
4. Wyatt. Robert. 2006. Mojo. EMAP Performance Limited. 150–153. Finally, we must mention Phyllis April King, who nurtured Ivor and kept an eye on him..
5. News: Theatre review: Beautiful Cosmos Of Ivor Cutler – The Scotsman. 12 April 2014. The Scotsman. 4 May 2014.
6. Web site: Who is Ivor Cutler?. Shepherd. Fiona. 4 May 2014.
7. Web site: Phyllis King - www.ivorcutler.org. 4 May 2014.
8. News: The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler review – 'A big grin of a show'. 21 April 2014. The Guardian. 4 May 2014.