I love Wendy Cope's poetry because it is fun and it makes you feel happy. Her poetry is brilliant and witty and serious and ditty-ish all at the same time. I brought her collection Serious Concerns today, and the title poem explains a lot more about how others see her and how she sees herself better than I could,
Serious Concerns
'She is witty and unpretentious, which is both her strength and her limitation.' (Robert O'Brein in the Spectator, 25.10.86
I'm going to try and overcome my limitation-
Away with sloth!
Now should I work at being less witty? Or more
pretentious?
Or both?
'They (Roger McGough and Brian Patten) have something in common with her, in that they all write to amuse.' (Ibid)
Write to amuse? What an appalling suggestion!
I write to make people anxious and miserable and to
worsen their digestion.
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I love how she doesn't take herself seriously. And now, for my two favourites.
Favourite
When they ask me, 'who's your favourite poet?'
I'd better not mention you,
Though you certainly are my favourite poet
And I like your poems too.
Magnetic
i spell it out on this fridge door
you are so wonderful
i even like th way you snor
O.K now buy one of her poetry books.
YAY HERE!