Serious Concerns
Wendy Cope · 1992
Cope is the master of finding comedy in domestic trivia, tea, laundry and the small absurdities of daily life, in poems that are short, funny and quietly moving.
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The World's Wife
Carol Ann Duffy · 1999
Duffy's witty, plain-spoken monologues turn household life and marriage into sharp comedy while still landing an emotional punch, ideal for a first-time reader.
The Whitsun Weddings
Philip Larkin · 1964
Larkin's short, plain-spoken poems often end on a quiet swerve or sting, which makes them ideal for a first-time reader learning to feel a closing turn.
Kid
Simon Armitage · 1992
Armitage's plain, funny and moving poems about Huddersfield and the places of his upbringing show how local belonging can be the whole subject of a poem without any specialised vocabulary.
Collected Poems
Michael Longley · 2006
Longley's short, tender poems about marriage, children and the kitchen table show how ordinary domestic moments can be both funny and deeply affecting.
Death of a Naturalist
Seamus Heaney · 1966
Heaney's early poems are short, vivid and often land on a surprising final image, giving a new reader clear examples of how a lyric can turn at the end.
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