One of Britain's leading contemporary poets, McMillan performs his life story in poems.

Taking Myself Home is the life story of John and Olive’s son, the Bard of Barnsley, from Low Valley Junior School and Wath Grammar School to Oscar the Frog (Barnsley’s first folk-rock band) and Jaws (Barnsley’s first folk-poetry duo) and beyond. A life lived with words at its core.