From a motorway service area to her ambivalent relationship withreligion,Wendy Cope covers a wide range of experience in her newcollection. Her mordant humour and formal ingenuity are in evidence,even as she remembers the wounds of a damaging childhood; and in poemsabout love and the inevitable problems of ageing she achieves anintriguing blend of sadness and joy. Two very different sets ofcommissioned poems round off a remarkable volume,whose opening poemsounds clearly the profound note of compassion which underlies thewhole.
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571280629Number of pages: 80Weight: 50 gDimensions: 195 x 130 x 25 mmEdition: Main
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