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| Born | Roger Joseph McGough 9 November 1937 Litherland, Lancashire, England |
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| 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]
- ^ The Poetry Society Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine – accessed 24 July 2009