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When the pandemic started, Paul Cookson began to write a poem a day, little thinking that before it ended he would have written a thousand. Volume Two continues his compassionate, societal and humorous documentation of the nation's wellbeing and resolve, crafting an extraordinary collection for these truly extraordinary times. Illustrated by Martin Chatterton.

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"In these strange times, every day should have a Paul Cookson moment - keep him by your bedside for emergencies." Simon Mayo MBE ; "A fresh collection of Cookson's verse. If it's laughter you're after you could do worse." Dr John Cooper Clarke ; "Gives voice to all the things that scare us and all the things that lift us, and everything in between." Rev. Kate Bottley ; "A sublime collection of instinctive and honest poems." Badly Drawn Boy ; "Witty and wise, astute and acerbic." Tony Walsh ; "Paul Cookson is a special poet. He is a human being. Rare in this game." Mike Garry

The Man Who Launched a Thousand Poems, Volume Two

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      Publisher Flapjack Press
      Published 24 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9781739623197
      978-1739623197
      ISBN-10 1739623193
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      Fiction Poetry

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      Book Synopsis
      When the pandemic started, Paul Cookson began to write a poem a day, little thinking that before it ended he would have written a thousand. Volume Two continues his compassionate, societal and humorous documentation of the nation's wellbeing and resolve, crafting an extraordinary collection for these truly extraordinary times. Illustrated by Martin Chatterton.

      Trade Review
      "In these strange times, every day should have a Paul Cookson moment - keep him by your bedside for emergencies." Simon Mayo MBE ; "A fresh collection of Cookson's verse. If it's laughter you're after you could do worse." Dr John Cooper Clarke ; "Gives voice to all the things that scare us and all the things that lift us, and everything in between." Rev. Kate Bottley ; "A sublime collection of instinctive and honest poems." Badly Drawn Boy ; "Witty and wise, astute and acerbic." Tony Walsh ; "Paul Cookson is a special poet. He is a human being. Rare in this game." Mike Garry

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