Overview

‘The patron saint of poetry’ – Carol Ann Duffy

Enjoy a lifetime of poetry, with stories, anecdotes and laughs as Roger McGough, one of the nation’s favourite poets and presenter of Radio 4’s Poetry Please, performs work from his new book Collected Poems 1959 to 2024.

About Roger McGough

Poet, performer and broadcaster, Roger McGough has published over 100 poetry books for adults and children and has been called ‘the godfather of modern poetry’. He was one of the Liverpool poets, alongside Adrian Henri and Brian Patten who influenced popular culture in the sixties. The Mersey Sound published in 1967 is one of the bestselling poetry anthologies of all time, selling over a million copies.He has won numerous awards, including a CBE in 2004. A Fellow of The Royal Society and President of The Poetry Society he presents the popular Radio 4 Poetry Please series.

About Ealing Book Festival

The aim of Ealing Book Festival is to celebrate the joy of reading and to advance engagement and education around literature and reading. Through our events we hope to bring people and communities together; grow audiences for literature; inspire writers and readers of all ages; showcase well-known authors and promote local writers.

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