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The Collected Poems

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Pam Ayres has spent a lifetime bringing joy to the nation with her poetry, providing profound and hilarious insights into the delights and tribulations of daily life. In pursuing a career as a performer and a writer as a young girl, she stepped outside of what was expected of her and created a life she could only dream of, travelling the world and bringing roars of laughter wherever she goes. Now, Pam has gathered together the last five decades of poetry in this illustrated collection and reflects back on her writing in new introductions.

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‘When I look over the poems in this book, I can trace the course of my life. The various stages are all here: the young woman juggling various boyfriends, the wife adrift amid the joy and terror of new motherhood, and the astounded, adoring granny. Here is the cavalcade of much-loved dogs, the fascination with wildlife, the travel, mistakes, regrets, the heartbreaking leaving of the family home and the sober business of ageing.’

Doggedly Onward is Pam Ayres’s career-defining collected works.

As Britain’s most read and adored poet, Pam has spent a lifetime bringing joy to us all, providing wise and hilarious insights into the delights and tribulations of daily life. Assembled for the first time in a single volume, Pam’s life in poems is beautifully illustrated and annotated throughout with her own reflections on six decades of making the nation laugh and cry.

Additional information

Weight 0.653 kg
Dimensions 24.2 × 16.2 × 3.8 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

442

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

821.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K