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That Awkward Age: Poems (2010)

by Roger McGough(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0141042028 (ISBN13: 9780141042022)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Penguin Books

review 1: A delicious slim volume of lovely poetry in classic McGough style.A nugget of Misters, inspired by Carol Ann Duffy's The World's WifeA poem to Radio 4s Poetry Please programme, if you please, a punful piece on department stores which 'wastes the time' of the reader but oh how delightfully, an account of the humiliations of being the visiting poet, a poem "To my Final Poem"Impossible to single out a true single favourite, but "To Bedtime Stories", with his wife threatening the children with their father's poetry makes me smile and smile and smile and smile.
review 2: Through his poetry, Roger McGough has become a British National Treasure. In public performance, he comes across as a thoroughly likeable, and humbly thankful, man; qualities which also shine throu... moregh his poetry.Unlike too many so-called ‘poets’ these days who confuse poetry with rambling creative writing; McGough sparkles in both great image and word-skill in his verse. Hence his poetry is deeply satisfying to read aloud, especially so to an audience. He is also clever enough to select subjects which his audience recognise. With a sharp knife he displays penetrating insight, straight to the point, then performs a flipover to identify a new aspect, to spin a new twist, which both delights and challenges his reader or listener to stop and think anew.“This Awkward Age” is a magnificent study of the human animal as and when we are caught out by the surprises of Life. I think my favourite is “Dylan the Eavesdrop”, because McGough has used his vivid and questioning imagination to produce such a very plausible scenario explain how great poets (perhaps) find ‘inspiration’. … and so, logically, the reader/listener starts (but gets no further) to wonder where McGough finds his sparks …..! less

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