Roger McGough (1937- )Roger McGough est né à Liverpool (Angleterre) en 1937. Il gradua de l'Université de Hull en 1957. Dans les années 1960, il fit partie comme chanteur d'un groupe de musique pop, The Scaffold. En 1973, on le nomma Fellow of Poetry à l'Université de Loughborough.
Il est l'auteur de plus d'une cinquantaine de livres, et a rédigé plusieurs scripts pour le cinéma, incluant le script du film des Beatles, Yellow Submarine. En 1986, ses livret pour la production de Broadway du classique The Wind in the Willows reçut une nomination pour les Tony Awards. Il est également récipiendaire du Signal Poetry Award et du O.B.E. britannique. McGough est l'un des poètes britanniques les plus connus.
Mrs moon
sitting in the sky
little old lady
rock-a-bye
with a ball of fading light
and silvery needles
knitting the nightRoger McGough
Waiter, there's a sky in my pie
Remove it at once if you please
You can keep your incredible sunsets
I ordered mincemeat and cheese.
I can't stand nightingales singing
Or clouds all burnished with gold
The whispering breeze is disturbing the peas
And making my chips go cold.
I don't care if the chef is an artist
Whose canvases hang in the Tate
I want two veg and puff pastry
Not the Universe heaped on my plate.
OK I'll try a spoonful
I suppose I've got nothing to lose
Mm.. the colours quite tickle the palette
With a blend of delicate hues.
The sun has a custardy flavour
And the clouds are light as air
And the wind a chewier texture
(With a hint of cinnamon there ?)
This sky is simply delicious
Why haven't I tried it before ?
I can chew my way to Eternity
And still have room left for more.
Having acquired a taste for the Cosmos
I'll polish this sunset off soon
I can't wait to tuck into the night sky
Waiter! Please bring me the Moon !Roger McGough
Références :
- Roger McGough Homepage : http://www.uktouring.org.uk/rogermcgough/index.html
- British Literature - Roger McGough : https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/roger-mcgough
- Poetry Foundation - Roger McGough : https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/roger-mcgough
- Roger McGough Poems : https://mypoeticside.com/poets/roger-mcgough-poems
- Poem Hunter - Roger McGough : https://www.poemhunter.com/roger-mcgough/
- Famous Poets and Poems - Roger McGough : http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/roger_mcgough
- Poetry Archive - Roger McGough : https://poetryarchive.org/poet/roger-mcgough/
- Roger McGough : https://pennyspoetry.fandom.com/wiki/Roger_McGough
- Children's Poetry Archive - Roger McGough : https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poet/roger-mcgough/
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