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4 unusual facts about Roger McGough


Grimms

McGough, Roger (The Scaffold and Liverpool Scene) - vocals, words,

Natasha Hudson

Three poems from her book were specifically pointed out to be a direct translation of well-known poems by Roger McGough, Ann Hoberman and Vachel Linsay.

Needler Hall

The poet, presenter and member of the Scaffold, Roger McGough was resident in the hall for three years from 1955; he took a degree in French and Geography and served as hall librarian.

Roger McGough

In 1980 he recited a high-speed one-minute version of Longfellow's poem "The Wreck of the Hesperus", complete with sound effects, on the album Miniatures produced by Morgan Fisher.


Donald Carroll

By the end of the company’s first year, its list of authors included Robert Bly, Brigid Brophy, Dick Clement and Ian LaFrenais, James Dickey, Adrian Henri, Michael Levey, Edward Lucie-Smith, Roger McGough, Charles Osborne, Brian Patten and Ralph Steadman.


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Satoshi Kitamura

Regular collaborators include Hiawyn Oram, Roger McGough and John Agard.