Wendy Cope | |
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Born | Erith, Kent, England[1] | 21 July 1945
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | British |
Education | West Lodge Preparatory School, Sidcup, Kent Farrington's School, Chislehurst, Kent |
Alma mater | St Hilda's College, Oxford |
Period | 1980–present |
Notable works | Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis Serious Concerns |
Notable awards | Cholmondeley Award 1987 American Academy of Arts and Letters 1995 Michael Braude Award for Light Verse 1995 |
Spouse | Lachlan Mackinnon |
Wendy Cope OBE (born 21 July 1945) is a contemporary English poet. She read history at St Hilda's College, Oxford. She now lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire, with her husband, the poet Lachlan Mackinnon.