#RogerMcGough "Let Me Die A Youngman's Death"
Let me die a youngman's death
not a clean and inbetween
the sheets holywater death
not a famous-last-words
peaceful out of breath death

When I'm 73
and in constant good humour
may I be mown down at dawn
by a bright red sports car ...

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Is there anything more certain in life than summed up simply by
#RogermcGough

I wanna be the leader
I wanna be the leader
Can I be the leader?
Can I? I can?
Promise? Promise?
Yippee I'm the leader
I'm the leader

OK what shall we do?
Roger McGough

Read Me - 71 Poems & One Story Stephen Yolland is "saying things in just enough words, and no more". READ ME is an excellent value, hearty volume - and it is the perfect introduction to modern poetry from a leading raconteur and co...

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My little volume of poems and a short story, for anyone who appreciates such things. #Poetry #CreativeWriting #Poems and Happy Birthday #RogerMcGough

The Scaffold

Born 9 November 1937, songwriter/poet Roger McGough. Amongst other things Roger was a member of The Scaffold who performed comic songs, comedy sketches & Roger's poetry. They had several hit records, reaching No 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1968 with "Lily the Pink". #RogerMcGough

........9/11 ironically bought in a charity shop #RogerMcGough www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aotp...

........9/11 thank u very much for the Sunday joint #RogerMcGough

Mafia Cats “We’re the Mafia catsBugsy, Franco and ToniWe’re crazy for pizzaWith hot pepperoni We run all the racketsFrom gambling to viceOn St Valentine’s DayWe massacre mice We always…

Mafia Cats - - - a comedy poem by Roger McGough

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#RogerMcGough
#Cats
#Comedy

Mafia Cats “We’re the Mafia catsBugsy, Franco and ToniWe’re crazy for pizzaWith hot pepperoni We run all the racketsFrom gambling to viceOn St Valentine’s DayWe massacre mice We always…

Mafia Cats - - - a comedy poem by Roger McGough

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#Poetry
#RogerMcGough
#Cats
#Comedy

So proud to be nominated for Sky Arts Award Poetry and congrats to winner @CalebFemi. Thanks @SkyArts for a fabulous evening. And thanks to judges inc #RogerMcGough and #LisaMead of @ApplesAndSnakes. @bouncemarketing

Haha listening to #bbcradio4extra and heard this on #poetryextra :

Here lies lady Godiva
She didn’t wear a bra
Or knickers either

🤣
#RogerMcGough #poetry

#MusicChallenge
Day 98
#LilyThePink by #TheScaffold

One from my childhood. The Scaffold were, R to L, #MikeMcGear, #PaulMcCartney's brother, comedian #JohnGorman #Tiswas and poet #RogerMcGough.

Tiswas was an amazing Saturday morning TV show, which I watched with a hangover

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My favourite poem by #RogerMcGough

SURVIVOR

Everyday,
I think about dying.
About disease, starvation,
violence, terrorism, war,
the end of the world.

It helps
keep my mind off things.
ROGER McGough

Midnight. A knock at the door. Open it? Better had. Three heavy cats, mean and bad. They offer protection. I ask, ‘What for?’ The Boss-cat snarls, ‘You know the score. Listen man and listen good If you wanna stay in the neighbourhood, Pay your dues or the toms will call And wail each night on the backyard wall. Mangle the flowers, and as for the lawn a smelly minefield awaits you at dawn.’ These guys meant business without a doubt Three cans of tuna, I handed them out. They then disappeared like bats into hell Those bad, bad cats from the CPL.

#Poetry
#Poem
#RogerMcGough

The Cats' Protection League by Roger McGough

Look what I won, thanks to a @poetrysociety.bsky.social giveaway! I love it already and haven’t got past the fab cover. #RogerMcGough

BBC Radio 4 - Poetry Please, Danez Smith American poet and performer Danez Smith makes a selection from your poetry requests.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Poetry Please bbcpoetryplease is back! #DanezSmith joins #RogerMcgough with their selection of listeners’ choices incl #ThomGunn #CarolAnnDuffy & #KendrickLamar 4pm Tues 19 Nov #BBCRadio4 #BBCSounds