Roger Joseph McGough

Roger Joseph McGough - (born 9 November 1937) is a well-known English performance poet. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please and records voice-overs for commercials, as well as performing his own poetry regularly. He is a Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University and is a Vice President of the Poetry Society.

A Striking Soliloquy

tu be
or not
tu be

Tube strike Haiku

trains that are side-lined
idling in rusty sidings
fear the knacker's yard

* * *

tunnels empty now
can see the light at both ends
birds risk a short cut

* * *

rails sleeping, dream of
a parallel universe
a new perspective

* * *

platforms yawn and stretch
enjoying the holiday
mice minding the gap

Cecília de Melo