Wendy Cope was born in 1945, and earned a BA from Oxford (1966) and a dipolma from the Westminster College of Education (1967). After teaching for several years at various junior schools in London, she became a freelance writer and columnist. When asked about her work, Cope asserts "I dislike the term 'light verse' because it is used as a way of dismissing poets who allow humour into their work… a humourous poem can also be serious; deeply felt and saying something that matters."
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