Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Poet
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1980
present |
| gptkbp:artMovement |
Contemporary poetry
|
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkb:The_Poetry_Society |
| gptkbp:awards |
The Cholmondeley Award
Forward Poetry Prize |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1945-07-21
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
Bishop's_Stortford,_Hertfordshire,_England
|
| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:Tom_Cope
Catherine_Cope |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Poetic forms and styles
|
| gptkbp:editor |
The New Review
The Poetry Review |
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:St._Hilda's_College,_Oxford
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"Humour is a way of coping with the world."
"I write poems to make sense of my life." "Poetry is a way of expressing what is often unexpressed." "I think that poetry is a way of thinking about the world." "I like to write about the ordinary and the everyday." |
| gptkbp:genre |
Poetry
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wendy Cope
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Contemporary_British_Poetry
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Philip_Larkin
John Betjeman |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Personal experiences
Relationships Everyday life |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Lyric poetry
Humorous poetry |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
If I Don't Know
Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis Serious Concerns |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Writer
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:London,_England
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Julian_Barnes
|
| gptkbp:website |
wendycope.com
|