Man Who Launched a Thousand Poems, Volume Two

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

When the pandemic started, Paul Cookson began to write a poem a day, little thinking that before it ended he would have written a thousand. Volume Two continues his compassionate, societal and humorous documentation of the nation's wellbeing and resolve, crafting an extraordinary collection for these truly extraordinary times. Illustrated by Martin Chatterton.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-04-24
Mått:145 x 220 x 35 mm
Vikt:646 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:354
Förlag:Flapjack Press
Illustratör:Martin Chatterton
ISBN:9781739623197

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Paul Cookson is a National Reading Hero award-winner, Poet in Residence for The National Football Museum and Everton in the Community, Writer in Residence for Sing Together, and a frequent guest on BBC and Talk Radio. Rock legends Slade have proclaimed him their very own Poet Laureate, and with the band's Don Powell and Les Glover he is now a songwriter and performer with the Occasional Flames.

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"In these strange times, every day should have a Paul Cookson moment - keep him by your bedside for emergencies." Simon Mayo MBE ; "A fresh collection of Cookson's verse. If it's laughter you're after you could do worse." Dr John Cooper Clarke ; "Gives voice to all the things that scare us and all the things that lift us, and everything in between." Rev. Kate Bottley ; "A sublime collection of instinctive and honest poems." Badly Drawn Boy ; "Witty and wise, astute and acerbic." Tony Walsh ; "Paul Cookson is a special poet. He is a human being. Rare in this game." Mike Garry