The Man Who Launched a Thousand Poems, Volume One
Published on 24. April 2023
Book
Hardback
398 pages
978-1-7396231-8-0 (ISBN)
Description
At the start of the coronavirus lockdown, Paul Cookson set out to write a poem a day - and kept on going. Featuring his opening five hundred poems, Volume One is an authentic and poetic discourse on the mood of the nation, composed with compassion, humour, and adroit takes on the day to day of life throughout challenging times.
Illustrated by Martin Chatterton.
Illustrated by Martin Chatterton.
Reviews / Votes
"Trying times need poets. This book is a must." Michael Rosen ; "A book that future historians will want to read; it will tell them what it was like to live in turbulent times through a poet's eye." Ian McMillan ; "A modern take on Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the Plague Year. Brilliant." Paul Ross ; "Manages to season cogent observations with a dash of humour that makes you want to dip in again and again." Valerie Bloom MBE ; "A poet for all seasons and all occasions." Henry Normal ; "Pithy blinders, heartfelt and moving, marvellously inventive and original." Stewart HendersonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Illustrations
25 b&w
Dimensions
Height: 155 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7396231-8-0 (9781739623180)
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Persons
Paul Cookson is a National Reading Hero award-winner, Poet in Residence for The National Football Museum and Everton in the Community, Writer in Residence for Sing Together, and a frequent guest on BBC and Talk Radio. Rock legends Slade have proclaimed him their very own Poet Laureate, and with the band's Don Powell and Les Glover he is now a songwriter and performer with the Occasional Flames.