She is being characteristically understated. Don't see him. As ever, her work is direct, written in plain English and showcases her mastery of poetic form; If I Don’t Know features sonnets, villanelles, haiku and epic couplets among others. Slight, often twee, but worth it for lines like "Hope is a long leash, drawn in slowly"... Another collection from Wendy Cope that demonstrates that there’s a place for humour in serious poetry. On point! 4 coll… maybe the teachers tale was a bit too personal! Wendy Cope was born in Erith, Kent in 1945 and read History at St Hilda’s College, Oxford. Stream 199 If I Don't Know by Wendy Cope by Samuel West #PandemicPoems from desktop or your mobile device. ... She taught primary school for fifteen years before working as an editor and critic. Don't see him. Poem: My Funeral by Wendy Cope The following poem was read out on the BBC's Woman's Hour programme last week...it made a lot of ... but, of course, not by anyone I know. Her published collections have been irregular, though always critically well-received: Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis was published in 1986, followed by 1992’s Serious Concerns, 2001’s If I Don’t Know … *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. If I Don't Know (Faber and Faber) (2011) Family Values (Faber and Faber) No news is good news, and long may it last. No news is good news, and long may it last. I'm content with the way things are going. 9 poems of Wendy Cope. Wendy Cope is best known for the flippant satirical verse of “Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis”. She's known for her humorous poems in collections like Men and Their Boring Arguments (1988) and her most recent collection If I Don't Know (2001). Josephine Mackinnon, aged 8 Bring in a tree, a young Norwegian spruce, Bring hyacinths that rooted in the cold. If I Don't Know. I found it hard to tear myself away from "A Teacher's Tale", a moving and compelling narrative of a young boy, Paul's, attempt to find his own identity and assert himself against his strict, controlling mother. Here are no limerick parodies of Eliot or Shakespeare, or poems skewering her invented poet Strugnall. If I don't know After university she worked for fifteen years as a primary-school teacher in London. Sporty People, Valentine, The Orange Her poetry scans, rhymes, moves and challenges. 76, ISBN 0571207677 It's a dangerous job reviewing a new book of poems by Wendy Cope. Be the first to ask a question about If I Don't Know. In this “If I Don’t Know” collection she is older, softer, more reflective. If nothing much happens, I’m thankful. Another collection from Wendy Cope that demonstrates that there’s a place for humour in serious poetry. The joke has often been centred on men from the point of view of the single heterosexual woman, and this is most famously used in ‘Bloody Men’ (of Serious Concerns,1992): 'Bloody men are like bloody buses – You wait for about a year She read history at St Hilda's College, Oxford. It's full of thoughtful, funny and human poems. Some of the musings on relationships were beautiful - B. Her poetry collections include Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (1986), Serious Concerns (1992) and If I Don’t Know (2001), which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Award. 109. -- Wendy ... and that was the hardest thing that i ever had to go through and i know tha t1 day i will have to go throught it again so jsut take it off thank you*jennifer* Reply Delete. "There's a story of how a depressed primary school teacher became quite a well-known poet." Wendy Cope is one of the few modern British poets to regularly enter the bestsellers list and, with her book of verses If I Don't Know, it is easy to see why.Cope started out as a teacher and worked for a number of years in several of London's junior schools before becoming a … If I don't know [Cope, Wendy] on Amazon.com. Triolet by Wendy Cope I used to think all poets were Byronic– Mad, bad and dangerous to know. Cope taught in primary schools for many years before publishing her first book of poetry, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (1986). I loved the poem about pigs too, and the reflections of a single sock. Such is an example of the day-to-day events which work themselves into Cope’s poems. Just wow , One of my friends passed this to me in a bid to introduce me to the joys of poetry, assuring me that it was eminently easy to grasp. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published But there are also poems of sudden piercing beauty and sadness like her tribu. There was drama enough in my turbulent past: Tears and passion – I’ve used up a tankful. George Herbert Wendy Cope Häftad. ', I have nothing to say. "Haiku: Looking Out of the Back Bedroom Window without My Glasses" was hilarious, as was the Stickleback Song, on the stresses of being a teacher and "The Squirrel and the Crow", on the poet's search for inspiration and the strange turn it takes. Wendy Cope's poetry used to be required reading for anyone enduring an unsatisfactory romance or without a … ... British poet whose works include If I Don't Know and Serious Concerns. I have been a fan of Wendy Cope’s verse for a long time, since someone gave me a present of Serious Concerns (Faber) when I worked in a Birmingham bookshop in the 1990s. I get on with my work. Review: . Wendy Cope was born in Erith, Kent. We chatted not only about her last book, Anecdotal Evidence, but also about Shakespeare, Eeyore’s failure to write a poem, poor rhymes, whether certain forms match a poem, her dislike for the term “light verse”, funny poems, happy poems, and comprehensible poems. Interviewing Wendy Cope. Since her first collection appeared in 1986, she has published a handful of popular volumes of comic verse, though she can also write ‘straight’ poetry very successfully too (as the last poem in this list testifies). An interview with Wendy Cope. From Wendy Cope's new collection If I Don't Know, published by Faber at £14.99 hardback and £8.99 paperback. Ely, 27th of March 2018 Wendy Cope received us at her house on a slightly cold English morning. At PoemSearcher.com find thousands of poems categorized into thousands of categories. It's the birthday of novelist John Gardner, born in … I must say I rather enjoyed this initial foray away from the world of prose and into that of poetry. ', I have nothing to say Except that the garden is growing. Ely, 27th of March 2018 Wendy Cope received us at her house on a slightly cold English morning. Here are no limerick parodies of Eliot or Shakespeare, or poems skewering her invented poet Strugnall. Following her graduation from St Hilda', Cope spent 15 years as a primary-school teacher. Cope is one of the best-known and among the bestselling British poets of recent decades. Wendy Cope, OBE (* 21. Wendy Cope is best known for the flippant satirical verse of “Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis”. It's the birthday of novelist John Gardner, born in Batavia, New York (1933). IF I DON'T KNOW by Wendy Cope Faber, £14.99, pp. Wendy Cope was born in Erith, Kent. On the whole I liked this. Cope was born in Erith in Kent (now in London), and educated at Farrington's School, Chislehurst in Kent (now also in London). In 1986 she became a freelance writer, and was a television critic for The Spectatormagazine until 1990. I know this is all very boring. I really enjoy Cope's nature poems and her poems about writing itself. The Christmas Life by Wendy Cope (taken from The Book of Christmas edited by Fiona Waters and mentioned in a previous post).This poem was previously published in If I Don’t Know (Faber).. Some of the musings on relationships were beautiful - Being Boring provided a contrast to Idyll. Wendy Cope. But now she thinks her work may have come to an end Wendy Cope's first book of poems and parodies, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, went straight into the bestseller lists. Album Serious Concerns. Juli 1945 in Erith, Großbritannien) ist eine zeitgenössische britische Dichterin.Zurzeit lebt sie zusammen mit dem Dichter Lachlan Mackinnon in Winchester.. Bis 2006 gab sie drei Gedichtbände heraus: Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (1986), Serious Concerns (1992) und If I Don't Know (2001). i picked this book up from the library shelf because i loved the cover so much. Poetry is SO personal and artistic that it can be hard to connect with! Relations between men and women remains a key theme of her writing and she has lost nothing of her wit in describing the follies of both. The poems were in the most part light and happy and rhymed which I love that part of poetry. Reply. Hello Select your address Best Sellers Today's Deals Electronics Customer Service Books New Releases Home Gift Ideas Computers Gift Cards Sell Trying to explore some new-to-me poets and had this one on my shelf... but sadly, didn’t love it or find it resonated with me. If you’re after excitement, steer well clear of me. This June, as we observe LGBTQ Pride—the annual celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning communities—we... Wendy Cope's most recent collection, her first since. As I said about 'Serious Concerns', Wendy Cope is a proper poet. See more ideas about wendy cope, poetry, gcse english literature. Wendy Cope is best known for the flippant satirical verse of Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis. The tone is set by the first poem, “By the Round Pond”, linked to a painting by Peter Rodulfo: Cope has a way of making profound statements within the guise of a light and funny poem. “The Sorrow of Socks” is genius :-D. Lovely collection of comic and tragic poetry. Wendy Cope. One of my friends passed this to me in a bid to introduce me to the joys of poetry, assuring me that it was eminently easy to grasp. To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee Häftad. 309. She now lives in Ely with the poet Lachlan Mackinnon. If I Don't Know Summary If I Don't Know by Wendy Cope 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. The first half of this collection can be somewhat random at times, but there are stand outs like. Wendy Cope, OBE (* 21. Too much simple rhyming for me. I had a slight cold but it's better today. She's known for her humorous poems in collections like Men and Their Boring Arguments (1988) and her most recent collection If I Don't Know (2001). Reply Delete. She read history at St Hilda's College, Oxford. Hmm, a little bit disappointing compared to her previous books that I have read, though I liked "The Teacher's Tale". Her lines still bite, as in the couplet Two Cures for Love: 1. Lacking the scintillating parodies and bright spirits of the earlier volume, this collection of poems feels negative and repetitious. Wendy Cope is one of the most acclaimed living comic poets writing in English. This is a favorite and not-too-anthologized poem of mine—Housman had a lifelong interest in astronomy (hence Manilius) ... and Wendy Cope - might like to proceed to Gavin Ewart next! I must say I rather enjoyed this initial foray away from the world of prose and into that of poetry. 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