Defying Gravity

From the moving elegy 'Defying Gravity' to the entertainingly surreal 'Your Favourite Hat' in this collection of poetry, Roger McGough comes to terms with painful personal memories as well as confronting fears that are universal.  Whether he is observing the eccentricities of contemporary life or the oddities of human feeling, his verses sparkle with verbal dexterity, irreverent wit, irony and heartfelt compassion.

'... The title poem ... is pure McGough - both ordinary and magical - and is perfect in its way' - Poetry Review.

'The sense of time slipping away, of insurmountable barriers and emotional reticence, is what gives Defying Gravity its particular poignancy' - Oxford Times

'Deftness does not preclude seriousness.  His deliberately comic spirit is most refreshing' - Elizabeth Jennings in the Daily Telegraph.