描述
Collected Poems - Wendy Cope
Shortlisted For The Walcott Prize'her Poetry Stands Unsurpassed In Its Popularity And Technical Accomplishment - There's No Better Contemporary Writer Of Forms Such As The Triolet - And In The Wit, Acuity And Seriousness Of Purpose With Which She Shows Us What It Is To Be Human.' Guardianthis Volume Comprises The Full Poetic Works Of One Of Our Wittiest, Most Beloved Writers, And Includes Many Previously Uncollected Poems.when Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis Was Published In 1986, Wendy Cope Became That Rarest Of Creatures: A Celebrated Poet Who Was Also A Best-seller. Her Artful Combination Of Insight And Wit Made An Extraordinary Impact In Poems That Cocked A Gentle Snook At The Pomposity Of A Literary World Hitherto Dominated By Men.through Four Further Collections, Cope Has Continued To Delight Her Readers While Finding A Whole New Generation Of Enthusiasts When Her Poem 'the Orange' Went Viral. Together These Poems Catalogue The Desires And Fears That Underlie Our Ordinary Existences - Love And Heartbreak, Disappointment And A Hard-won Capacity To Find Happiness, Even If Only In The Form Of A Poem.
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Fruugo ID:
469618873-983572444
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ISBN:
9780571383252