{"product_id":"as-far-as-i-know","title":"As Far As I Know","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake comfort from this\u003cbr\u003e You have a book in your hand\u003cbr\u003e not a loaded gun or a parking fine\u003cbr\u003e or an invitation card to the wedding\u003cbr\u003e of the one you should have married\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger McGough''s new book of poems shows him writing as fluently and inventively as ever. There may be a stronger strain of melancholy than before (the death of a regular in the local pub; the news that a daughter might be moving abroad), as well as a distinct sense of menace, small but insistent, which inhabits many of the poems. But there is plenty of McGough''s characteristic wit and wordplay too, including a scintillating series of haiku inspired by a London tube strike and a striking reworking of his famous 1960s poem ''Let Me Die a Youngman''s Death'', this time entitled ''Not For Me a Youngman''s Death''. Who but McGough would characterize the butcher''s window as ''the friendly face of the abattoir'', or imagine the almost limitless ways in which we might go to bed?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new book of poems by Roger McGough is always an event. Published just ahead of his 75th birthday, \u003ci\u003eAs Far As I Know \u003c\/i\u003eis truly cause for celebration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The patron saint of poetry'' Carol Ann Duffy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger McGough was born in Liverpool. During the 1960s he was a member of the group Scaffold which had an international hit with ''Lily the Pink''. He has won two BAFTAs and a Royal Television Award for his broadcasting work, and presents the popular Radio 4 programme \u003ci\u003ePoetry Please.\u003c\/i\u003e He has published many books of poems for adults and children, and both his \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems \u003c\/i\u003e(2003) and\u003ci\u003e Selected Poems \u003c\/i\u003e(2006) are bestselling poetry titles on the Penguin list. He was made a Freeman of the City of Liverpool in 2001, and received a CBE in 2004 for his services to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319308919166,"sku":"NW9780241962275","price":8.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241962275.jpg?v=1778700583","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/as-far-as-i-know","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}