Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis [Paperback]

Wendy Cope (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1986

"Offers parodies of William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, and Emily Dickinson, and humorous sonnets, haiku, and love poems."

Editorial Reviews

Review

One of six wonderful collections published in celebration of Faber's rich poetry heritage. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 69 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber (April 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571137474
• ISBN-13: 978-0571137473
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,479,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the most enjoyable book of English poetry ever written, June 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (Paperback)

There once was a poet named Wendy,
Who I desperately wish would befriend me.
For her out-of-print rhymes
I would give my last dimes,
But Amazon thinks they're not trendy.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, May 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (Paperback)

The fantastic Wendy Cope, with her glib wit and casual satire, has written a beautiful book -- funny, tender, and sarcastic, she turns the literary status quo (two hundred-odd years of pontificating males) on its head and leaves it hanging. She's just far too clever for the boys and we love it. Just buy it. Laugh out loud.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tump, October 4, 2001

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David Archer (NewZealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (Paperback)

I will be forever thankful for the day I picked up this book just for a look ,I read one poem then took it straight to the desk to buy. The next day I went back and bought Serious Concerns another collection of poems by Wendy Cope.
There just so damn good. Some are funny. Some are sad. Some are this .Some are that. Some are the other. Everyone I ever lent these books to loved them and then went out and bought their own copies. I cant lend you my copies (lost them moving to NewZealand) but I can recommend that you buy them now.