Family Values
Family Values by Wendy Cope is a collection of poetry published by Faber & Faber in 2011. This first edition comprises 66 pages and is presented in English. The book explores a wide range of experiences, from the mundane setting of a motorway service area to the complexities of personal relationships and reflections on religion. Cope’s signature mordant humor and formal ingenuity are evident throughout, as she navigates themes of love, childhood wounds, and the challenges of aging.
Readers will find an intriguing blend of sadness and joy in Cope’s work, which captures the nuances of human experience. The collection includes two distinct sets of commissioned poems, adding depth to the volume. The opening poem sets a compassionate tone that resonates throughout the collection, inviting readers to reflect on the diverse aspects of life and relationships. With its focus on poetry and European influences, Family Values offers a thoughtful exploration of the human condition.
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From a motorway service area to her ambivalent relationship with religion, Wendy Cope covers a wide range of experience in her new collection. Her mordant humour and formal ingenuity are in evidence, even as she remembers the wounds of a damaging childhood; and in poems about love and the inevitable problems of ageing she achieves an intriguing blend of sadness and joy. Two very different sets of commissioned poems round off a remarkable volume, whose opening poem sounds clearly the profound note of compassion which underlies the whole.
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