The Man Who Launched a Thousand Poems, Volume Two

Paul Cookson author Martin Chatterton illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Flapjack Press

Published:24th Apr '23

Should be back in stock very soon

The Man Who Launched a Thousand Poems, Volume Two cover

When the pandemic started, Paul Cookson began to write a poem a day, little thinking that before it ended he would have written a thousand. Volume Two continues his compassionate, societal and humorous documentation of the nation's wellbeing and resolve, crafting an extraordinary collection for these truly extraordinary times. Illustrated by Martin Chatterton.

"In these strange times, every day should have a Paul Cookson moment - keep him by your bedside for emergencies." Simon Mayo MBE ; "A fresh collection of Cookson's verse. If it's laughter you're after you could do worse." Dr John Cooper Clarke ; "Gives voice to all the things that scare us and all the things that lift us, and everything in between." Rev. Kate Bottley ; "A sublime collection of instinctive and honest poems." Badly Drawn Boy ; "Witty and wise, astute and acerbic." Tony Walsh ; "Paul Cookson is a special poet. He is a human being. Rare in this game." Mike Garry

ISBN: 9781739623197

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

354 pages