CHEF Jason Disley is hoping to cook up a storm with his new book of poetry.

The 33-year-old, who works at TGI Friday's in Prestwich as a breakfast chef, would happily hang up his pots and pans in favour of poetry and prose.

Jason, of Chapel Road, Rainsough, is set to launch his book of beat poetry today, entitled The New Beat Generation and Other Spontaneous Verse.

Although the collection is based mainly on the rhythms of 1950s beatnic verse, Jason also hopes to try his hand at writing novels and film scripts.

A catering college graduate, Jason worked in hotels in Devon before deciding to go back to studying.

He is currently studying English and History full-time at Manchester Met University and manages to fit in the early morning shifts at the restaurant, while concentrating on his writing inbetween!

Jason's influences derive from the whole 1950s era and he even has a couple of scooters to complete the image.

He said: "I love the music and the clothes and the whole beatnic image. Beat poetry is spontaneous and does not have to rhyme. Although influenced somewhat by the Romantics it is more gritty and down to earth, and looks at life."

The beat verse is also closely related to Jazz music, of which Jason is a fan.

The book can be bought from today (Tues May 21) at Waterstones in Bury, Manchester bookshops and Prestwich Library.