Roger McGough Quote
Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.
Roger McGough
Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.
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About Roger McGough
Roger Joseph McGough (; born 9 November 1937) is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please, as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one of the leading members of the Liverpool poets, a group of young poets influenced by Beat poetry and the popular music and culture of 1960s Liverpool. He is an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and President of the Poetry Society.