The Middle Kingdom & 50 Other Poems

THE MIDDLE KINGDOM & 50 OTHER POEMS is the second collection of poetry by American singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy.

Living in Paris for over 25 years as an expatriate New Yorker, veteran singer/songwriter and author Elliott Murphy’s career in music and literature continues to grow. He has released over 35 albums, still performs shows all over Europe, USA and Japan and is a prolific author of fiction and poetry. Four decades have passed since the release of Elliott’s ground-breaking first album AQUASHOW (1973) - called an ＂Album Classic＂ by the prestigious UK magazine UNCUT. Born to a show business family in New York, Elliott began his career with a troubadour like odyssey in Europe in 1971 including a bit part in Federico Fellini’s film Roma. Returning to the US he quickly secured a recording contract and following the success of AQUASHOW came LOST GENERATION (Produced by Doors producer Paul Rothschild), NIGHT LIGHTS (featuring Billy Joel), JUST A STORY FROM AMERICA (featuring Phil Collins and Mick Taylor) and an extraordinary duet with Bruce Springsteen on SELLING THE GOLD (1996) who often invites Elliott on stage to perform with him during his European tours. Murphy is a published author of numerous collections of short stories, most recently CAFÉ NOTES (Hachette), and two novels MARTY MAY (Gallimard) and the neo-western POETIC JUSTICE (Hachette). His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone (U.S.), Vanity Fair (France) and other publications. In 2015 Elliott Murphy was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture.