{"product_id":"collected-poems-wendy-cope-hardcover","title":"Collected Poems -- Wendy Cope, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[Cope] writes the sort of poems almost no one does any longer . . . She seems always to know what to say, and what to do, in dark moments.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eDwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume comprises the full poetic works of one of England's wittiest, most beloved writers, and includes many previously uncollected poems.\n\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\n\n\u003c\/b\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eMaking Cocoa for Kingsley Amis\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough four further collections, Cope has continued to delight her readers while finding a whole new generation of enthusiasts through her poem \"The Orange\". 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. In their profound attention to and encapsulation of the everyday, these poems serve to make our own lives the more remarkable and memorable. \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates a lifetime's achievement by a poet who has been original and distinctive from the very start, and provides the perfect accompaniment to the trials, tribulations and joys of our all too human lives.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wendy Cope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/5\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5\" H x 6.3\" L x 1.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780571383252\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50560011469104,"sku":"9780571383252","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780571383252.jpg?v=1774847600","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/collected-poems-wendy-cope-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}