McGough, Roger.

After the Merrymaking.

Third Reprint. London, Jonathan Cape, 1975. Octavo. 71 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only slight foxing at the edges.

Roger McGough (born 9 November 1937) is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children’s author and playwright. As a poet, McGough came to national prominence through the publication of The Mersey Sound in 1967. The Mersey Sound is an anthology of poetry by three Liverpool poets: McGough, Brian Patten, and Adrian Henri. It went on to sell over 500,000 copies, becoming one of the bestselling poetry anthologies of all time; remaining in continuous publication, it was revised in 1983 and again in 2007. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2004. (Wikipedia).

• Keywords: From the Archive / Library of John and Hilary Wakeman [Poetry Magazine THE SHOP] · John & Hilary Wakeman Poetry Collection · Library & Collection Building · Poetry – Rare · Wakeman Poetry Collection & Archive
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0224005898
• Inventory Number: 43415AB