PENGUIN BOOKS

COLLECTED POEMS

Roger McGough is one of Britain’s best-known poetry voices. Following the success of the bestselling Penguin collection The Mersey Sound (with Brian Patten and the late Adrian Henri), he has been captivating children and adults alike with his unique blend of heart and wit for more than four decades. Much travelled and translated, he is now an international ambassador for poetry and was awarded an OBE for his work in 1997. In 2001 he was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool.