The collected poems, 1959-2024

£25.00

For sixty years, Roger McGough has thrilled and delighted generations of readers with his irreverent, intimate and ever-original poetry. This collection presents the definitive selection of his very best work, from the Mersey-soaked sound of his quintessential Sixties start, through to tender meditations on fatherhood and family, and on to political sendups, pandemic playfulness and brilliant new writing. Here, then, is an unmatched store of warmth, wisdom and feeling from Britain’s most beloved poet.

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‘The patron saint of poetry’ Carol Ann Duffy

For sixty years, Roger McGough has thrilled and delighted generations of readers with his irreverent, intimate and ever-original poetry. The Collected Poems presents the definitive selection of his very best work, from the Mersey-soaked sound of his quintessential Sixties start, through to tender meditations on fatherhood and family, and on to political sendups, pandemic playfulness and brilliant new writing. Here, then, is an unmatched store of warmth, wisdom and feeling from Britain’s most beloved poet.

‘McGough has done for poetry what champagne does for weddings’ Time Out

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Weight 962 g
Dimensions 24.1 × 16.1 × 4.8 cm
Author

Publisher

VIKING

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

752

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

821.914 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K