"Born in Liverpool, Roger McGough, 88, worked as a teacher before forming the Scaffold with John Gorman and Mike McGear in the 1960s; they performed poetry, sketches and comic songs and had a No 1 hit with Lily the Pink. McGough hosts Radio 4's Poetry Please and has published more than 100 poetry books for adults and children, including Collected Poems 1959-2024."
"When were you happiest? Last Sunday when all the family came round to celebrate my 88th birthday. (Or was it Saturday. Or the week before, perhaps?) What is your greatest fear? Losing track (see above). What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I'm embarrassed when I get people's names wrong. What is the trait you most deplore in others? I'm irritated by critics and academics who dismiss poetry that is popular, comprehensible or humorous."
Born in Liverpool, Roger McGough, 88, worked as a teacher before forming the Scaffold with John Gorman and Mike McGear in the 1960s. The group performed poetry, sketches and comic songs and had a No 1 hit with 'Lily the Pink.' McGough hosts Radio 4's Poetry Please and has published more than 100 poetry books for adults and children, including Collected Poems 1959-2024. He has four children and lives in London with his second wife. He names family celebrations as his happiest moments and cites losing track as his greatest fear. He dislikes selfishness, arrogance and critics who dismiss popular or humorous poetry.
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