Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis

Author(s): Wendy Cope

Poetry

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 poets. There are so many kinds of awful men - One can't avoid them all. She often said She'd never make the same mistake again: She always made a new mistake instead. (from 'Rondeau Redouble').


Product Information

One of six wonderful collections published in celebration of Faber's rich poetry heritage.

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.

General Fields

  • : 9780571259298
  • : Faber and Faber
  • : Faber and Faber
  • : 01 May 2010
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 December 2010
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Wendy Cope
  • : Hardback
  • : 1
  • : 821.914
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