Summary
A classic collection of poetry by Pam Ayres.
The Works contains 120 of Pam Ayres’ best-known poems, including ‘The Battery Hen’, ‘Please Will You Take Your Children Home Before I Do Them In?’, ‘Sling Another Chair Leg on the Fire, Mother’ and, of course, ‘Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth’.
This edition includes a general introduction by Pam, as well as individual introductions to these classic poems of the seventies and eighties, many of which are now illustrated …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846077937 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846077931 |
| Author: | Pam Ayres |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2010 |
| Weight: | 178g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 16mm |
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“Pam Ayres, the bestselling poet, writes as rhapsodically about the Wonderbra as Wordsworth did about daffodils.”
Pam Ayres is a proper poet, whose wistful, funny, and perceptive verse captures both the joy and unfairness of life * Sunday Times *One of the fastest selling tickets at the Fringe, Pam Ayres’ appeal seems undiminished * Edinburgh Herald *Pam Ayres is a poet for the people. Her verse portrays a wicked sense of humour, and deals with subjects not normally thought to be worthy of poetry * Melbourne Herald Sun *Pam Ayres, the bestselling poet, writes as rhapsodically about the Wonderbra as Wordsworth did about daffodils * Guardian *There are clear comparisons between Pam and Sir John Betjeman * Daily Express *The genius Pam Ayres – Euan Ferguson * Observer *One of Britain’s greatest poets – Will Hodgkinson * Guardian *
About The Author
Pam Ayres
Pam Ayres has been a regular on television and radio since winning the talent show Opportunity Knocks in 1975 - on Just a Minute, The Comedy Quiz, Countdown and her own series, Ayres on the Air. She performs her solo stage show throughout Britain and around the world and has a huge fan base in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Pam is one of Britain’s best-loved personalities and was awarded the MBE in 2004.
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