Faber to publish Wendy Cope’s The Orange and Other Poems to reach a new generation
By Faber Editor, 31 October 2023
Faber has announced the publication of a new selection of poems by prize-winning poet Wendy Cope, The Orange and Other Poems.
‘The Orange’ has found a new generation of fans on social media, with users pairing the poem’s audio with clips of their everyday lives – lighting a candle, going for a walk, getting a coffee with friends. The poem resonates with readers everywhere who value its call to pay attention to and appreciate the little things in life.
My heart has made its mind up
And I’m afraid it’s you. From ‘Valentine’
The Orange provides the perfect introduction to Wendy Cope, one of Britain’s wittiest, bestselling and best-loved poets.
In poems that can turn from laugh-out-loud funny to deeply moving, Wendy Cope offers reflections on love and life. From the joy of falling – and being – in love to ways to help you deal with a painful break-up or the memories of people loved and lost, this is a book you will want to savour and share with all your friends.
Editor-at-large, Jane Feaver said:
‘Wendy Cope’s poems combine clarity, poignancy and wit to skewer those emotions that animate our ordinary lives. The surprise of recognition is both a comfort and a spur. It is a joy to see them taken up so enthusiastically by a whole new generation of readers.’
Read more, including a a short piece Wendy has written for her readers on the genesis of the famous poem.
About the Author
Wendy Cope was born in Erith, Kent. After university she worked for fifteen years as a primary school teacher in London. Her first collection of poems, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, was published in 1986 and her most recent, Anecdotal Evidence, in 2018. In 1987 she received a Cholmondeley Award for poetry and in 1995 the American Academy of Arts and Letters Michael Braude Award. Two Cures for Love: Selected Poems 1979-2006 was published in 2008. Her Collected Poems will be published in 2024.
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The Orange provides the perfect introduction to Wendy Cope, one of Britain’s wittiest, best-selling and best-loved poets.