My Favourite Poems
Some advice from Ogden Nash, (I probably should take note)
Some observations on Men and their Boring Arguements by Wendy Cope
And on The Way Things Are by Roger McGough
Benjamin Zephaniah is Talking turkeys whilst AA Milne is facinated by Beetles
Fleur adcock explaining the ways of the world
John Updike offer insights into the properties of Neutrinos for physicists and non physicists alike.
although this will give radiation protection a fit
I am not sure I understand Carol Ann Duffy's poem about pearls but I am still intrigued by it. Her poem Valentine is about as far from clinton cards as you can get.
This one by Dorothy Parker seems to describe exactly how I feel at 7:30 each morning
One in french to show off, we did it for GCSE and it is about the only thing I remember
I have a theory that all popular music is about Love and Loss and the themes reappear in these poems too.
I think D.H. Lawrence describes vanity quite well in Intimates and has a rather pragmatic view of relationships
Whilst this is just plain slushy, but quite cool
Dorothy Parker offers this advice for a very bad day