Roger McGough Had Done Enough - And Long Before He Wrote A Poem To Save My Life
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What I said was that I’d first read the poem when I was about 15. And had loved it ever since. Had thought about it – and often – for nearly 30 years. And because that clearly wasn’t lofty enough I added that the poem, this one poem, was in fact a guiding light. I believed it had helped keep me safe/sane. Which is probably a line call. But I said it. An…
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