With over fifty new poems from Britain's favourite poet, this book presents an essential addition to author's incomparable collection of works.
The wonderful new collection of poems, anecdotes and short verses from the inimitable Pam Ayres.
With over fifty new poems from Britain's favourite poet, You Made Me Late Again! is an essential addition to Pam Ayres' incomparable collection of works. Pam's poems are observant, witty and poignant in equal measure. In 'The Swifts' and 'The Pyracantha Anthem' she marvels at nature, while 'A Patient's Prayer' and 'Litter Moron' offer wry views on Modern Britain. From the dog being afraid of the toaster to your son leaving home for university; and from the search for that perfect swimsuit to becoming a gran for the first time -- Pam's poems are beautifully crafted, and her subjects the everyday and the universal. Delightfully illustrated, most of the poems inYou Made Me Late Again! are brand new, yet it also features several firm favourites from her stage shows, published for the first time, such as 'The Make-up Lady' and 'Tippy Tappy Feet'.
Recenzijos
When I say that Pam Ayres ought to be the Oxford Professor of Poetry, even the Poet Laureate, I am not being facetious ... Ayres uses simple verse forms - comic ballads or folk song idioms - to make poignant observations about tiresome husbands, gossiping wives, false teeth or battery hens. I find her work sweet and sour, gentle and sad, and often very moving in its wistful way -- Roger Lewis * Daily Mail * Her wistful, funny and perceptive verse captures both the joy and unfairness of life * Sunday Times * A wonderful, wonderful book -- Paul OGrady Her humour, which verges on the black at times, is contagious and so original * Daily Telegraph * A national treasure. There are clear comparisons between Pam and Sir John Betjeman * Daily Express * Pam Ayres writes as rhapsodically about the Wonderbra as Wordsworth did about daffodils * Guardian *
Daugiau informacijos
The wonderful new collection of poems, anecdotes and short verses from the inimitable Pam Ayres.
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I Was Standing by the Cow |
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I Still Haven't Given Up Hope |
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The Animal Shelter at Gardners Lane |
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The Shoe Shop of my Dreams |
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26 | (2) |
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The Mattress up the Stairs |
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32 | (5) |
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42 | (1) |
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How We Laughed when Father went Deaf |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (3) |
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57 | (1) |
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62 | (5) |
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70 | (4) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (3) |
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Don't Ask Me to the Wedding |
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79 | (7) |
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86 | (2) |
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90 | (4) |
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108 | (4) |
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112 | (2) |
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All Aboard the Ark or The Bigot's Ballad |
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114 | (4) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (4) |
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123 | (5) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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My Mother was Right About You |
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132 | (4) |
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136 | (2) |
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The Shakespeare-like Odes |
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140 | (8) |
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148 | (2) |
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161 | (3) |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (2) |
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170 | (3) |
| Acknowledgements |
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| Index of First Lines |
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| About the Author |
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Pam Ayres, our much-loved comedienne and broadcaster, has entertained us for almost 40 years since winning Opportunity Knocks in 1975. Her series on BBC Radio 4 is Ayres on the Air, and she has also appeared as a guest on Just A Minute, Loose Ends and Saturday Live. She is one of the UKs top-selling comediennes with her theatre shows.
Pams poetry collections include The Works, With These Hands and Surgically Enhanced, and The Necessary Aptitude is her memoir of growing up in Berkshire during the post-war years. Pam has appeared three times for HM Queen Elizabeth, and was awarded the MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours of 2004. Pam and her husband have lived in Gloucestershire for over 25 years, where they have a smallholding with cattle, sheep, bees, chickens and guinea fowl.
www.pamayres.com @PamAyres
