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I could never begin a poem: 'When I am dead' In case it tempted Fate, and Fate gave way.

Roger McGough

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Roger McGough
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: November 9
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Roger Joseph McGough
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by thus keeping one pace ahead of myself I need never catch up with the truth.
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If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul
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