Roger McGough

“The Mersey Sound – Adrian Henri, Roger McGough & Brian Patten” by Jesús Milla Cabrera   Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Setting the scene (Suburban poetry) 2.1. Liverpool: pop poetry 3. Adrian Henri 3.1. Biographical notes 3.2. Main works 3.3. Style and influences 3.4. “Love is...” 4. Roger McGough 4.1. Biographical notes 4.2. Main works 4.3. “Let Me Die a Youngman’s Death” 5. Brian Patten 5.1. Biographical notes 5.2. Main works 5.3. “Little Johnny’s Confession” 6. Personal conclusion 7.

Defying Gravity by Roger McGough and Mort Aux Chats by Peter Porter are two poems that have death as a theme. Although they refer to death in different ways. Mort Aux Chats refers to death to convince you to dislike cats. Whereas Defying Gravity is about a mans “victory” with death. These poems rely on language to emphasise the attitude to death. Defying Gravity is told from the point of view of a dying mans best friend. It uses a lots of metaphors and I think this makes the poem very effective

Roger McGough’s poetry critiques his contemporary 60’s society, commenting on the substandard aspect of humanity and articulating the concept that war ultimately brings out the worst in even the best of people. The Post World War 2 period, with the threat of a nuclear war, emphasised the need for change. This is illustrated through McGough’s poem, Noah’s Arc. The title acts as a biblical allusion providing contextual insight into the concept of the universal destructive nature of humanity through

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