The Pam Ayres Poetry Collection

by Pam Ayres

Warm and witty, direct and droll, the sharply funny Pam Ayres has been amusing and entertaining her many fans for more than 30 years since her first television appearance on Opportunity Knocks. Her humorous observations of daily life touch a chord with anybody who's ever been bewildered by the exercise craze or has yearned after the vanished Spotted Dick. In this collection, Pam reads over 50 of her best-known and loved poems, including such favourites as 'Oh I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth', 'I'm a Starling...me Darling', 'Will I have to be Sexy at Sixty?', and 'St. Tesco'. Many of the poems include a personal introduction by Pam.

2 CDs. 2 hrs 5 mins.

Genres: Poetry

1 pages, Audio CD

First published September 1, 1997

About the author

Pam Ayres is a poet and published author of children's books. Some of her published credits include Guess Who, Guess What, Piggo and the Fork Lift Truck.

Reviews

[Darren Bane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Think of Pam Ayres, and you'll almost certainly start wishing you'd looked after your teeth, but there's so much more to her than that. And as much as I enjoy reading her prose in print, there's an added charm to hearing them being recited by Pam herself, with that unmistakeable accent, which radiates her mischievous sense of fun. You can almost see the twinkle in her eye as she is speaking. Warm, witty, wonderful.

[Rachel Welton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've always loved Pam's poetry, and there were some gems in this collection - Billy Spink's bed, and the embarrassing parrot spring to mind.
I was surprised, though I don't know why I should be, to discover many of the poems had dated. I guess I expected poetry to be eternal somehow; I guess that's unrealistic. Many of the poems did neatly conjure up the 70s, but seriously, does anyone call women 'birds' anymore?

[Vanessa-Ann Dowsett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this book , warm and funny

[Carly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short listen, but a wonderful accompaniment to a Monday morning.

(I particularly enjoyed the one about the hedgehogs!)