John Hegley

John Hegley

John Hegley (born 1 October 1953) is an English performance poet and musician.

Quotes

Glad To Wear Glasses (1990)

• My grandmother used to say
  before you moan about the muck on someone else's glasses
  make sure you're not on about the muck on your own
  
  her glasses were filthy
  • "Grandma's glasses" (cf: Matthew 7:3)

• In the beginning was the dog
  the real name of Jehovah is Rover
  Adam's rib is buried in the garden
  • "God is dog"

• From Bradford Yorkshire to Bristol Temple Meads
  you don't have to change your underwear
  but you have to change at Leeds
  • "Bradford to Bristol"

• This winter
  I hope you get a splinter
  if you make a toboggan
  and it is a mahog'un
  • "Poem about not using tropical hardwoods because it diminishes the rain forests"