Roger McGough

Roger McGough CBE FRSL
Born	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 McGough CBE 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]