Its successor, Serious Concerns has proved even more popular, addressing such topics as 'Bloody Men', 'Men and Their Boring Arguments', 'Two Cures for Love', 'Kindness to Animals' and 'Tumps' (Typically Useless Male Poets).
"Offers parodies of William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, and Emily Dickinson, and humorous sonnets, haiku, and love poems."
In The Funny Side Wendy Cope, herself one of the funniest poets now writing in English, has collected 101 of the poems that have most amused her. Acknowledged classics of the genre are to... Læs mere
In her first collection of new poetry since 2011's acclaimed Family Values, Wendy Cope celebrates 'the half-forgotten stories of our lives' with compassion, wisdom and wit.
The idea for this book grew out of Wendy Cope's experience of meeting her audience, when reading her poems in schools. As well as drawing on Wendy Cope's three published books, the selection also includes a significant number of poems collected or published for the first time.
A beautifully illustrated anthology of Wendy Cope's poems, this collection includes well-loved classics such as "Summer Toes" and "Into the Bathtub" as well of lots of... Læs mere
Engaging and fun, this poem is about the school day and is written by award-winning contemporary poet Wendy Cope.
The idea for this book grew out of Wendy Cope's experience of meeting her audience, when reading her poems in schools. As well as drawing on Wendy Cope's three published books, the selection also includes a significant number of poems collected or published for the first time.
A book for anyone who's ever fallen in love, tried to give up smoking, or consoled themselves that they'll never be quite as old as Mick... Læs mere
From a motorway service area to her ambivalent relationship with religion, Wendy Cope covers a wide range of experience in her new collection. Two very different sets of commissioned... Læs mere
This collection of poems from Wendy Cope reveals a softer lyrical voice, also present in her earlier books, but here given more room to develop in poems about gardens and contentment, and the poignancy of having something to lose.
This volume comprises the full poetic works of one of our wittiest, most beloved writers, and includes many previously uncollected poems.