This episode marks the 100th reading on Classic Poetry Aloud.
We look at Wendy Cope and copyright, and dedicate the episode to librarians and those that use libraries. We feature (with the poet's permission) a reading of '30th December'.
For Wendy Cope's comments on copyright, see:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2223830,00.html
For her own readings of her verse:
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=5677
Wendy Cope’s books include:
If I Don't Know, Faber & Faber, 2001
Serious Concerns, Faber & Faber, 1992
Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, Faber & Faber, 1986
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