You Made Me Late Again!: My New Collection Book

With more than fifty new poems from Britain's favourite poet Pam Ayres, You Made Me Late Again! is a treat. From wishing your husband was more dashing to becoming a gran for the first time, Pam's poems are observant, witty and poignant in equal measure. From exploding wardrobes, to knowing you must eat more fruit, to the dog being afraid of the toaster - the poems are beautifully crafted, and her subjects the everyday and the universal. Delightfully illustrated, most of the poems in You Made Me Late Again! are absolutely brand new, yet it also features several firm favourites from her stage shows, published for the first time, such as 'The Make-Up Lady' and 'Tippy Tappy Feet'. 'When I say that Pam Ayres ought to be the Oxford Professor of Poetry, even the Poet Laureate, I am not being facetious ... Ayres uses simple verse forms - comic ballads or folk song idioms - to make poignant observations about tiresome husbands, gossiping wives, false teeth or battery hens. I find her work sweet and sour, gentle and sad, and often very moving in its wistful way' - Roger Lewis, Daily Mail 'Her wistful, funny and perceptive verse captures both the joy and unfairness of life' - Sunday Times 'A wonderful, wonderful book' - Paul O'Grady 'Her humour, which verges on the black at times, is contagious and so original' - Daily TelegraphRead More