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Making Cocoa for Kinglsey Amis
Wendy Cope
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Description for Making Cocoa for Kinglsey Amis
Paperback. "Offers parodies of William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, and Emily Dickinson, and humorous sonnets, haiku, and love poems." Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106. Good copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
When Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis was first published, it catapulted its author into the bestseller lists and established her as one of our funniest and most eloquent of poets.
'Cope has an extraordinary canny sense - quite rare among poets - of what will engage a reader's attention.' Poetry Review
'A jet-age Tennyson.' London Review of Books
'Like Larkin and Harrison, Cope has proven that a popular poetry is possible without compromising quality.' Acumen Series
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571137473
SKU
KKD0012104
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Wendy Cope
Wendy Cope was born in Erith, Kent. After university she worked for fifteen years as a primary-school teacher in London. Her first collection of poems, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, was published in 1986. In 1987 she received a Cholmondeley Award for poetry and in 1995 the American Academy of Arts and Letters Michael Braude Award for light verse. Two ... Read more
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