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Roger McGough

British writer and poet · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1937 · age 89

Roger Joseph McGough 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.

Roger McGough is read about 118 times a day, in 11 languages.

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A life in dates

2009Honorary DoctorateAward2004Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAwardFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1998Cholmondeley AwardAward1996Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1937Born9 November 1937

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Honorary Doctorate2009
Commander of the Order of the British Empire2004
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature2004
Cholmondeley Award1998
Officer of the Order of the British Empire1996

About this person

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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1937 · age 89

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