In this evocative and personal collection of poems Roger McGough comes to terms with painful memories as well as confronting fears that are universal. Here he remembers his father in Squaring Up and Alphabet Soup; observes the eccentricities of contemporary life in The City of London Tour; gives insights into human feeling with the surreal Your Favourite Hat and the moving elegy Defying Gravity; and muses on writing itself with Word Trap and The Darling Buds of Maybe . There are even witty poems dedicated to the chemical elements. Blending the everyday and the magical, his verses sparkle with...
In this evocative and personal collection of poems Roger McGough comes to terms with painful memories as well as confronting fears that are universal....
Roger McGough is one of Britain's best loved poets and this collection charts his passage from youthful exuberance to the wry reflection of his later years. What remains the same throughout the 40 years is the poet's winning wit, accessibility and abiding readability.
Roger McGough is one of Britain's best loved poets and this collection charts his passage from youthful exuberance to the wry reflection of his later ...
A brilliant collection of brand-new poems from 'the patron saint of poetry'. Longer, narrative poems sit comfortably with Roger McGough's sharper observations and insightful words in this collection, perfectly illustrated in black-and-white line by Helen Stephens.
A brilliant collection of brand-new poems from 'the patron saint of poetry'. Longer, narrative poems sit comfortably with Roger McGough's sharper obse...
