A surprise! I took this book from its envelope expecting a fresh collection of Wendy Cope’s poems, and opened it to find prose — a variety of memoirs, reflections, articles and letters. There are literary pieces on poets such as Anne Sexton and George Herbert, and her reviews from The Spectator when she was television critic here.
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Available from the Spectator Bookshop, £14.99 Tel: 08430 600033. Connie Bensley has published several collections of poetry including Progress Report, Moving In and Choosing To Be a Swan.
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