A lifetime of poetry collected in one volume, plus stories, anecdotes and lots of laughs as Roger McGough, one of the nation’s most revered poets, performs work from his new anthology. This event includes a 20-min interval.

Poet, performer and broadcaster, Roger McGough has published over 100 poetry books for adults and children and has been called ‘the patron saint of poetry’ and ‘the godfather of modern poetry’. He was one of the Liverpool poets, alongside Adrian Henri and Brian Patten who influenced popular culture in the sixties. The Mersey Sound published in 1967 is one of the bestselling poetry anthologies of all time, selling over a million copies.

He has won numerous awards, including a CBE in 2004. A Fellow of The Royal Society and President of The Poetry Society he presents the popular Radio 4 Poetry Please series.

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