Serious Concerns (original 1992; edition 1992)

by Wendy Cope

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Wendy Cope's first book of poems and parodies, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, went straight into the bestseller lists. Its successor, Serious Concerns has proved even more popular, addressing such topics as 'Bloody Men', 'Men and Their Boring Arguments', 'Two Cures for Love', 'Kindness to Animals' and 'Tumps' (Typically Useless Male Poets).… (more)

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Title:	Serious Concerns
Authors:	Wendy Cope
Info:	Faber,: Reprint, Paperback, New
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Serious Concerns by Wendy Cope (1992)

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I really like comic poetry, and was pleasantly surprised that this book didn't feel too dated. Wendy Cope reminds me of Dorothy Parker and Stevie Smith, although I'm sure there are other comparisons that would be more apt.

The Faber & Faber cover just kills me. (

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raschneid | Dec 19, 2023 |

Who writes better light verse than Wendy Cope? Serious concerns, indeed. (

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judeprufrock | Jul 4, 2023 |

I seldom read poetry, it is just not my thing but every once in a while I find myself reading some and am surprised to find how much I enjoy it. (

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Karen74Leigh | Jul 22, 2022 |

There were a few poems which I really enjoyed particularly "Bloody Men", "Flowers" and "Advice for young women" but overall I found the commitment to rhyme and structure too much. (

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mjhunt | Jan 22, 2021 |

'Men and Their Boring Arguments' speaks to me on a deep personal level. (

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Serious Concerns

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1992

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Bloody men are like bloody buses

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My cat is dead
But I have decided not to make a big tragedy out of it.

And for those last bewildered weeks / She was Eliza once again.

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Wendy Cope's first book of poems and parodies, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, went straight into the bestseller lists. Its successor, Serious Concerns has proved even more popular, addressing such topics as 'Bloody Men', 'Men and Their Boring Arguments', 'Two Cures for Love', 'Kindness to Animals' and 'Tumps' (Typically Useless Male Poets).

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