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Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis - Wendy Cope

Description: ISBN 0571137474 / Author: Wendy Cope / Genre: Drama / Poetry / Criticism / Published by Faber and Faber

Newest Review: ... different stages in a blossoming and then dwindling relationship. Read them, identify with them and try to deny you have ... more

... never felt the same emotions! As an example: 'It wouldn't be a good idea To let him stay. When they knew each other better - Not today. But she put on her new black knickers Anyway.' Also in this section of the book are poems which imitate the style of other poets, but addressing frivilous issues. For example, there is a poem in the style of William Wordsworth narrating the story of the nursery rhyme 'Baa Baa Black Sheep', and TS Eliot's version of 'Hickory Dickory Dock'. This...more

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Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis Pages: 61, Edition: New, Paperback, Faber & Faber Last Update 15.12.2009 06:06	£ 0.01
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Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis - Wendy Cope: Some People Like Sex More Than Others... (753 words)
by - written on 24/08/01 (Very useful, 245 readings)
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'Some people like sex more than others - You seem to like it a lot. There's nothing wrong with being innocent or high minded, But I'm glad you're not.' I had never delved into Wendy Cope and this was my first encounter. The book of poetry is short, which just leaves you wanting more. Most of the poems themselves are also fairly brief and easy to read (no Wastelands here!). The book is divided into sections of poetry and while you make your way through her verses, you can obviously see the pattern of her life and experiences developing as she wrote. The moods she was in when writing are evident in her ... Read the complete review