Wendy Cope

Wendy Cope's first book of poems and parodies, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, went straight into the bestseller lists. 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).

Serious Concerns

this collection has one of my favourite poems: ‘the orange’ i think about and reread it so often so it’s so nice to finally read more of cope’s poetry!! 

other favourites apart from the orange here were: defining the problem, some more light verse, i worry, letter and for my sister, emigrating !!

Anna Talbot

Wendy Cope understands light verse better than most (if not any).

Wendy Cope's first book of poems and parodies, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, went straight into the bestseller lists. 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). This beautifully designed edition forms part of a series of ten titles celebrating Faber's publishing over the decades.

Serious Concerns

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