Roger Joseph McGough (1937-11-09) 9 November 1937 (age 86) Litherland, Lancashire, England
Occupation
Poet
broadcaster
writer
children's author
playwright
Language
English
Education
BA French and Geography
Alma mater
University of Hull
Literary movement
Liverpool poets
Notable works
The Mersey Sound 1967
Notable awards
OBE 1997; CBE 2004; Cholmondeley Award 1998
Roger Joseph McGoughCBE FRSL (/məˈɡɒf/; 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.[1]
^The Poetry Society Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine – accessed 24 July 2009
Roger Joseph McGough CBE FRSL (/məˈɡɒf/; born 9 November 1937) is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He...
of the Liverpool comedy-poetry-music group The Scaffold (along with RogerMcGough and John Gorman). The group formed in 1962 (the year of the Beatles'...
McGough is an Irish surname that originated in Westmeath The McGoughs, according to tradition, are a Milesian people, descended from Colla-da-Chrioch...
consisting of musical performer Mike McGear (real name Peter Michael McCartney, the brother of Paul McCartney), poet RogerMcGough and comic entertainer John Gorman...
part of the pop-movement. (RogerMcGough) The poets most commonly associated with this label are Adrian Henri, RogerMcGough and Brian Patten. They were...
best-selling anthology The Mersey Sound, along with Brian Patten and RogerMcGough. The trio of Liverpool poets came to prominence in that city's Merseybeat...
previously dated Lennon. She later married Liverpool poet RogerMcGough, but she remembered McCartney as growing from a "plump young schoolboy into someone...
broadcast an adaptation directed by Gemma Bodinetz and translated by RogerMcGough, based on the 2008 Liverpool Playhouse production (see "Modern Productions"...
Davis; Bianca Jagger as Dirk McQuickly's wife Martini; Ronnie Wood as a Hells Angel; and Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, and RogerMcGough as themselves. Innes, a...
composer Julian Nott. Narration on the UK releases were performed by RogerMcGough and Juliet Stevenson; this version was briefly released in the US by...
uk/lucinda-raikes//works/ except where noted. "The Hypochondriac by RogerMcGough after Molière". Everyman Playhouse. Archived from the original on 15...
Voices" includes Seamus Heaney, and also Liverpool poets Adrian Henri, RogerMcGough and Brian Patten, who at the time were not accepted by mainstream critics...
chalk on the pavements. Together with the other two Liverpool poets, RogerMcGough and Adrian Henri, Patten published The Mersey Sound in 1967. One of...
(Arsinoe), Lord Arne, Chris, and manservant Bates. Another adaptation by RogerMcGough was premiered by the English Touring Theatre at the Liverpool Playhouse...
The discography of British musician Paul McCartney consists of 26 studio albums, four compilation albums, nine live albums, 37 video albums, two extended...
Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005) John Hegley Tim Key RogerMcGough Henry Normal Owen O'Neill Lemn Sissay Stanley Unwin (1911–2002) Rogan...
Tomorrow's World), made by Workhouse 20 October The Elements, the poet RogerMcGough narrates poetry for each element and how the Periodic Table came to...
Corporation. Retrieved 20 April 2018. "new insight – feature article, RogerMcGough interview". Nigelberman.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 January...
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