Wendy Cope is celebrated for her witty and insightful poetry, which often humorously examines everyday life and literary traditions. Her poems, marked by sharp intelligence and masterful language, capture the essence of the human experience with both levity and depth. Cope frequently employs traditional forms to create work that feels contemporary and accessible, earning her a broad readership. Her writing stands as a testament to the power of humor in dissecting the complexities of life and literature.
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.
This collection contains 366 inspirational poems from around the world. With a different poem for each day of the year, including old favourites and new discoveries, this book aims to uplift and brighten the day of those who read it.
Offers parodies of William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, and Emily Dickinson, and humorous sonnets, haiku, and love poems.
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).
Featuring the complete poetic works of a celebrated and witty writer, this volume showcases a rich collection of both well-known and previously uncollected poems. Readers can explore the author's unique voice and clever insights, reflecting their enduring charm and literary significance.
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 poems round off a remarkable volume, whose opening poem sounds clearly the profound note of compassion which underlies the whole.
My heart has made its mind up And I'm afraid it's you. The Orange provides the perfect introduction to Wendy Cope, one of Britain's wittiest, best-selling and best-loved poets. In poems that can turn from laugh-out-loud funny to deeply moving, Wendy Cope offers reflections on love and life. From the joy of falling - and being - in love to ways to help you deal with a painful break-up or the memories of people loved and lost, this is a book you will want to savor and share with all your friends.
Útlý výbor představuje českému čtenáři zajímavou současnou britskou básnířku, která používá ve své poezii jak volného verše, tak i pravidelných forem. Čtenářsky nejoblíbenější jsou verše, v nichž ironicky pointuje milostné vztahy v běžném životě. Jak už titul naznačuje, některé básně jsou k mužům velice kritické, v žádném případě však autorka není zuřivou feministkou. Při pozorném čtení objeví čtenář za ironickou fasádou i bolest, melancholii a touhu po bezpečí.
