"I think it's just a great example of a simple poem with one meaning on the surface and a load of deeper context beneath. Roger McGough is brilliant like that, and I highly recommend this book." ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Poet and performer Roger McGough is to return to the stage for a new show. The 87-year-old, who has written more than 100 poetry books for ...

To some contemporary writers, one might consider a shopping list of milk, eggs, oats and tea a form of poetry ... Lawrence, Kathleen Raine, Roger McGough, Wilfred Owen, Wendy Cope and John ...

Sheen was Roger McGough’s guest on Poetry Please, when his selection of poems was decidedly Welsh and wonderful. Poetry is like “dreaming awake”, he said. Dylan Thomas’s poetry was “in ...

Poetry written by Merseysiders makes up the 800 line Liverpool Saga to celebrate Liverpool's 800th birthday. The Liverpool Saga is an 800 line poem written by people from across Merseyside to ...

to maintain his own interest.' By chance, last week I bought a delightful new book, the Collected Poems of Roger McGough, a treasure chest of the 85-year- old's work from 1959 to the present.

Aged 87, he is a force of nature - and poetry. Is poetry the new rock'n'roll? ...It always was! 'The patron saint of poetry' (Carol Ann Duffy). 'McGough has done for poetry what champagne does for ...

On this occasion I really want to believe him. Roger McGough: 65 Years of Poetry is at the Courtyard Theatre on Tuesday, August 13, at 5.45pm, as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

INTERVIEW The poet tells Fiona Sturges about the 60s Liverpool poetry scene, getting advice from Philip Larkin – and appearing on ‘Top of the Pops’ Roger McGough is still introducing the ...

It was a series of contemporary poets like Roger McGough, Adrian Henri and Brian Patten. They had this incredible ability to communicate. Their voices were fresh. It was described as pop poetry.

are now available via Eventbrite,( Search ‘ A celebration of poetry with Roger McGough) or by contacting the Shelley Memorial Project’s email address: [email protected] Immerse yourself in the ...