That Awkward Age
That Awkward Age by Roger McGough, published by Penguin Adult on June 25, 2009, is a collection of poetry that explores the quirks and absurdities of everyday life. In this 96-page edition, McGough navigates a range of topics, from laundrettes to plane crashes, revealing the humor and drama that often lie beneath the surface of our mundane experiences.
Readers will find a series of witty poems that not only reflect on contemporary life but also respond to Carol Ann Duffy’s *The World’s Wife*, giving voice to overlooked male figures such as Lord Godiva and Mr. Sappho. McGough’s unique wordplay and imaginative approach invite readers to engage with the complexities of life and language, making this collection a thoughtful exploration of literary criticism and poetry.
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From laundrettes to contact lenses, Paul McCartney’s trousers to plane crashes, McGough guides us through the pitfalls and idiosyncrasies of our illogical and unexciting lives, and finds the humour and drama hidden within. This new collection has a bonus section- in a series of wonderfully funny poems, responding to Carol Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife McGough gives voice to a number of forgotten and longsuffering male figures- Lord Godiva, Mr Sappho, Mr Blyton, etc
Presenter of Radio 4’s Poetry Please and Britain’s foremost popular poet, McGough brings us this happy collision of life, language and imagination with his unique and witty wordplay. His recent adaptation of The Hypochondriac playing at the Liverpool Playhouse has had fantastic reviews where, as with all his writing, McGough “produces that rare sound, an audience rocking to rhyme” (Susannah Clapp, Observer)
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