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245 10 a| Collected poems /c| Wendy Cope.;

264 1 a| London :b| Faber,c| 2024.;

300 a| xx, 491 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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500 a| Includes index.;

500 a| Only poems not previously published in another collection appear in the sections for the author's two compilations, "Two cures for love" and "Christmas poems." The 2023 collection "The orange and other poems" does not appear in the table of contents because all poems were previously published in earlier collections.;

500 a| "This collection also features Nick Garland’s original illustrations for The River Girl (1991)." -- Publisher's website (viewed March 4, 2026);

520 a| "This volume comprises the full poetic works of one of our wittiest, most beloved writers, and includes many previously uncollected poems"--Provided by publisher.;

520 a| "When Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis 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. Through four further collections, Cope has continued to delight her readers while finding a whole new generation of enthusiasts when her poem ‘The Orange’ went viral. 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. Collected Poems celebrates 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." -- Publisher's description;

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Collected poems / Wendy Cope.

Author/creator	Cope, Wendy author.
Format	Book
Publication	London : Faber, 2024.
Description	xx, 491 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Cope, Wendy--Poetry. English poetry.

Uniform title	Poems
Contents	Making cocoa for Kingsley Amis (1986) -- Uncollected poems (1973-1985) -- The river girl (1991) -- Serious concerns (1992) -- Uncollected poems (1986-1991) -- If I don't know (2001) -- Uncollected poems (1992-2000) -- from Two cures for love: selected poems 1979-2006 (2008) -- Family values (2011) -- Uncollected poems (2001-2009) -- from Christmas poems (2017) -- Anecdotal evidence (2018) -- Uncollected poems (2010-2017) -- Uncollected poems (2018-2023).
Abstract	"This volume comprises the full poetic works of one of our wittiest, most beloved writers, and includes many previously uncollected poems"--Provided by publisher.
Abstract	"When Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis 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. Through four further collections, Cope has continued to delight her readers while finding a whole new generation of enthusiasts when her poem ‘The Orange’ went viral. 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. Collected Poems celebrates 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." -- Publisher's description
General note	Includes index.
General note	Only poems not previously published in another collection appear in the sections for the author's two compilations, "Two cures for love" and "Christmas poems." The 2023 collection "The orange and other poems" does not appear in the table of contents because all poems were previously published in earlier collections.
General note	"This collection also features Nick Garland’s original illustrations for The River Girl (1991)." -- Publisher's website (viewed March 4, 2026)
Genre/form	poetry.
Genre/form	Poetry.
Genre/form	Poésie.
ISBN	9780571383252 (hardback)
ISBN	0571383254 (hardback)

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