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If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they fe

If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there – not because youve done a comedy performance but because youre talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul. – Roger McGough

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Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you dont have to tell anyone youre doing it. – Roger McGough

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