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welfordwrites: First Day at School, a poem by Roger McGough. The poet gets inside the mind of a very young child in a brand-new environment.
motivazer: I have outlived my youthfulness, so a quiet life for me. Where once I used to scintillate, now I sin 'til ten past three. - Roger McGough
RedRosa91940184: The discredited Jack Straw tried to fête Condaleeza Rice in our city- we recognised them as war criminals- Rice was responsible for Abu Graib and Guantanamo-even Roger Mcgough and McCartney failed to rub shoulders with them it was a disaster- Straw got the sack shortly after - Ha
welfordwrites: Goodbat Nightman, a poem by Roger McGough. A comic poem that parodies both Batman and A A Milne.
MikeHaskins11: The great Vivian Stanshall would have been 80 years old today. Here with Andy Roberts, Mike McCartney, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, Neil Innes and John Gorman in Grimms - very much the Justice League of Comedians, Poets and Musicians
LeanneModenPoet: Happy WORLD POETRY DAY! I hope Father Poetry has brought you lots of poetry gifts for your poetry stocking. Don't forget to watch Roger McGough's speech later & the repeats of TOTP (Top of the Poetry) & that doctor who episode that's all in blank verse! Merry Poetry Day!
welfordwrites: “You and I”: a poem by Roger McGough
lemnsissay: It's my last morning in Barnes
I'm packed that's that I'm off
Goodbye rebel River Thames
Goodbye Roger McGough
Photo by Mohamed Nohasi from Unsplash
TinaBeattie: I used to be a frequent train traveller between London and Bristol in the Quiet Coach. I often considered printing off copies of this poem by Roger McGough to hand out to noisy offenders:
Tighthe9712: So it's off with the shellsuit and on with the Armanis,Bring out the champagne and the caviar sarnies,Roger McGough,humour, poetry,
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crucibletheatre: Over in the Crucible, Roger McGough’s celebrated adaptation of The Hypochondriac is directed by Sarah Tipple in the autumn. Moliere’s witty satire proves that laughter really is the best form of medicine.
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WORDLesta: Did we mention we’d just launched our all new season of death defying, world saving poetry? We have! Check
IMcMillan: If it fits, it starts, as Roger McGough wrote.
welfordwrites: The Identification, a poem by Roger McGough. A father is called to identify the body of his son, but his reaction is not what one might expect.
welfordwrites: Summer With The Monarch, a poem by Roger McGough. This is a parody of the “Liver poet’s” own poem Summer with Monika, and could be one reason why he never became Poet Laureate!
DooDahDiaries: In 1972 Michael Giles went on tour with GRIMMS, which for the tour included Bonzo Neil Innes along with Roger McGough, John Gorman & Mike McGear from Scaffold, Zoot Money + poets Adrian Henri & Brian Patten. Michael Giles was definately one of the best drummers of his generation.
kathycastro: Pretty sure it’s
0. Me
1. Roger McGough
2. QE2
3. Edward VIII
4. Hitler
adair_mark: ‘Bees cannot fly, scientists have proved it.
It is all to do with wingspan and body weight…
Bees simply cannot fly. And yet they do.’
Roger McGough - from Bees Cannot Fly
ChapterBrewing: WIR
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This is super is fun
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Fun fact: I once pointed at a fella in town who looked like Larry David and was pleased with my observation until it was pointed out to me that it was Roger McGough… who we were seeing at the Philharmonic that evening
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Pretty, pretty, pretty good
stevenrutter64: Roger McGough ...a bit louder , please .
stevenrutter64: Roger McGough - Blazing Fruit .
AdrianCrick: Who wrote the poem "Ten Green Bottles"?
Roger McGough?
Adrian Henry?
(can't remember)
classichitradio: All in Time to the Music - Roger McGough on
Top_Radio_: All in Time to the Music - Roger McGough on
Musicstradio20: All in Time to the Music - Roger McGough on
lawt_d: They are going to
put cobbles
in our eyesockets
and pebbles
in our navels
and fill us up
with asphalt
and lay us
side by side
so that we can take a more active part
in the road
to destruction.
from 'M66' by Roger McGough, 1967
Godgift64107811: Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.
-Roger McGough
kalim~
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welfordwrites: Waving at Trains, a poem by Roger McGough. The innocent and pointless habit of waving at passing trains is given an unexpected analogy.
neilmcrowther: See the phrase 'ageing well' a lot & wonder whose definition of 'well' this is? Was reading 'Let me die a young man's death' by Roger McGough to my daughter at the weekend. Is this 'ageing well'?
plastic_bio: The general at the radar screenRubbed his hands with glee,And grinning pressed the buttonAnd started world war three.
- Roger McGough
AnnieBurdfield: I want to thank Roger McGough for his poems 'Icarus Allsorts' & Mother the Wardrobe is Full of Infantrymen. Without those poems I would not have joined CND or woken up politically. Today I came across Roger's poem 'Survivor' which for me summed up how all consuming
welfordwrites: You and I, a poem by Roger McGough. A look at a short, witty poem that concerns how two people will see the same thing very differently. Click the link!
LandmarkArts: TONIGHT, Roger McGough is premiering his new poetry collection in his Alive & Gigging show. Don’t miss the chance to see the nation’s favourite poet! Some tickets still available at
welfordwrites: First Day at School, a poem by Roger McGough. The poet gets inside the mind of a very young child in a brand-new environment. Click the link!
TheFridayPoem: On the Frip now: Rowan Bell on Pierre Bonnard and the art of writing poetry, Castaway Kathy Pimlott chooses poems by Roger McGough, John Keats and Mimi Khalvati, and we talk to Chris Hamilton-Emery, poet and director of Salt Publishing.
welfordwrites: Goodbat Nightman, a poem by Roger McGough. A comic poem that parodies both Batman and A A Milne.
JtoJustice: And this one, "We Lived Happily During the War" from the Poetry International website. Copyright © 2013 by Ilya Kaminsky. Reprinted by permission of Ilya Kaminsky.
TheFridayPoem: On the Frip now: Castaway Kathy Pimlott chooses poems by Roger McGough, John Keats and Mimi Khalvati, and we talk to Chris Hamilton-Emery, poet and director of Salt Publishing.
halil_demircan: Survivor - Roger McGough
Everyday,
I think about dying.
About disease, starvation,
violence, terrorism, war,
the end of the world.
It helps
keep my mind off things.
welfordwrites: “You and I”: a poem by Roger McGough
GarwaySchool: Class 6 ‘freeze frame’ for ‘Rabbit in Mixer Survives’ by Roger McGough.
marcmarnie: Just wonderful wee poem from the great Roger Mcgough.
t0nyyates: So many lovely suggestions there - finally he chose 'Spelling' by Roger McGough.
manny_efc: THIS!
They are all way to wordy and everyone thinks they are Roger McGough!
A very simple “STOP BEING SHIT” would suffice!
TheFridayPoem: "Of course it spoke to me – I longed to be recognised as a strange girl, to be different." — Castaway Kathy Pimlott chooses 'The Fish' by Roger McGough as one of her desert island poems.
robertsnickc: Beguiling
She is so beguiling
That when she beckons
I can run a mile
In twenty seconds.
~ Roger McGough, b. 1937
keynescentre: This is a wonderful poem by Roger Mcgough that highlights the confusion in the field of Leadership.
The Leadership Mind (2022) was written to tackle this confusion and offer a way forward.
See more
FionaSneyd: Poem for our times by Roger McGough : I wanna be the leader / I wanna be the leader / Can I be the leader? Can I? / Promise? Promise? / Yippee I'm the leader / I'm the leader ... OK What shall we do?
robertsnickc: Beguiling
She is so beguiling
That when she beckons
I can run a mile
In twenty seconds.
~ Roger McGough, b. 1937
TSF_Com: Always enjoyed quirky poetry so Roger McGough, JCC are in my collection.
Did love Tony Walsh’ s This is my place.
Lemn Sissay must be up there as is Liz Berry - one for the Brummies.
Carol Ann Duffy has a fine collection.
Apologies for the Northern bias.
welfordwrites: The Identification, a poem by Roger McGough. A father is called to identify the body of his son, but his reaction is not what one might expect.
KaraLG84: Interesting listening to Brian Patten and Roger Mcgough’s poems for adults as I was only familiar with their children’s stuff.
Mind you I’m not belittling their kid’s stuff at all. Brian Patten’s ‘Looking For Dad’ is heartbreaking at any age.
welfordwrites: Summer With The Monarch, a poem by Roger McGough. This is a parody of the “Liver poet’s” own poem Summer with Monika, and could be one reason why he never became Poet Laureate!
alwriting: Taking A Closer Look At The Poetry of Roger McGough.
kingmidasgold2: Wicked Poems by Roger McGough (Ed) illus Bloomsbury childrens books
RegretteRuane: Lots of bad papa Pippy Larks, all the rude versions of Casabianca & Emus by Roger McGough
foxypiano: seems this poem from the classic Ghanaian poet, R. E. G. Armattoe was what inspired Roger McGough to write 'Let Me Die a Youngman's Death'?
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ROGER MCGOUGH POETRY COMPETITION
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artsrichmonduk: ARTS RICHMOND
ROGER MCGOUGH POETRY COMPETITION
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Entries are invited for Arts Richmond’s
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thehilligan: Roger McGough - Tomorrow Has Your Name on It
bomcomportament: Roger McGough
jackmalik_pr: Safety in Numbers
Roger McGough
*belum baca
Paulcrofts: Roger McGough
DavidHarpham77: Cousin Reggie who adores the sea.
Lives in the midlands, unfortunately.
He surfs down escalators in department stores
And swims in the high street on all fours.
Sunbathes on the pavement, paddles in the gutter.
I think our Reggie’s a bit of a nutter. Roger McGough.
WealandsBell: Thinking about Cana reminds me of a favourite bit of Roger McGough. 'Gauche attempts to prise telephone numbers/From happily married ladies/Did not go unnoticed.'
SpecGram: The only problem / with haiku is that you just / get started and then —Roger McGough
artsrichmonduk: ARTS RICHMOND
ROGER MCGOUGH POETRY COMPETITION
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31st December 2022 Due to Postal Strike
Entries are invited for Arts Richmond’s
For full details and to upload the entry form, please visit our website:
Musicstradio20: All classic hits music pop rock dance now playing All in Time to the Music - Roger McGough on
artsrichmonduk: ARTS RICHMOND
ROGER MCGOUGH POETRY COMPETITION
DEADLINE EXTENDED!!! Due to postal strike we have extended the deadline for entries until 31st December 2022
For full details and to upload the entry form, please visit our website:
welfordwrites: Waving at Trains, a poem by Roger McGough. The innocent and pointless habit of waving at passing trains is given an unexpected analogy.
artsrichmonduk: ARTS RICHMOND
ROGER MCGOUGH POETRY COMPETITION
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31st December 2022 Due to Postal Strike
Entries are invited for Arts Richmond’s
For full details and to upload the entry form, please visit our website:
JohnEvansTW1: The BBC has decided to format the Royal story very touchingly as a 1960's Merseyside Roger McGough poem, and it gives it much more emotional impact than Netflix millions:
TicBot: The inventions you never knew you needed: fairies, cake stands, catapult dogs, Roger McGough.
PangCollEnglish: On Day 9 of the Literary Advent Calendar, we turn to Roger McGough for inspiration...
lemnsissay: Folks: Roger Mcgough has a new website! Check. It. Out.
rosspmccarthy: What to deduce when your Mother sends you pay-back time by Roger McGough two weeks before she comes for Christmas... (I laughed in the way you only do with an electricity bill these days)
welfordwrites: You and I, a poem by Roger McGough. A look at a short, witty poem that concerns how two people will see the same thing very differently. Click the link!
welfordwrites: First Day at School, a poem by Roger McGough. The poet gets inside the mind of a very young child in a brand-new environment. Click the link!
NansenSchool: Year 6 are practising their poems to perform later. They are going to perform either ‘Give or take’ by Roger McGough or ‘Planet B’ by Sue Hardy-Dawson.
NansenSchool: Year 6 have been performing their version of Roger McGough’s poem called ‘Give and take’.
welfordwrites: Goodbat Nightman, a poem by Roger McGough. A comic poem that parodies both Batman and A A Milne.
LKS2PA: In art this week, year 4 have studied the artist and illustrator Laura Carlin. The children began to explore illustrating the poem ‘The Lost Lost Property Office’ by Roger McGough. Restricted to the use of charcoal, charcoal pencils, chalk and erasers produced such great work!
welfordwrites: “You and I”: a poem by Roger McGough
NansenSchool: Year 6 are reading and reciting an amazing poem about the environment called Give and Take by Roger McGough
MikeBrightman: Yes Dad! As The Patron Saint of Poetry (Roger McGough) said "I am your (father) and this is the way things are" - yup, got it = insert mother in brackets!
ksttrry: Everyday,
I think about dying.
About disease, starvation,
violence, terrorism, war,
the end of the world.
It helps
keep my mind off things.
Roger McGough
stevenrutter64: Roger McGough ...a bit louder , please .
standardchester: The event is set to take place in three weeks.
EPortStandard: The festive event is set to take place in three weeks.
Liverpool1207: 29th November 2004: Official opening of the revamped Williamson Square, including the fountain and Roger McGough poem...
alanbeattie: By Roger McGough. Not his greatest, but you get the gist.
(And the book it’s from is an absolute steal right now:
stevenrutter64: Roger McGough - Blazing Fruit .
jenna1984leigh: A poem Just For Me by Roger McGough
JosephCosgrove7: Everyday,
I think about dying.
About disease, starvation,
violence, terrorism, war,
the end of the world.
It helps
keep my mind off things
Roger McGough
