"Arts and Reviews editor for the Inner London Education Authority magazine, ""Contact"". Five years later she became a freelance writer and was a television critic for ""The Spectator"" magazine until 1990. Five collections of her adult poetry have been published, ""Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis"" in 1986, ""Serious Concerns"" in 1992, ""If I Don't Know"" in 2001, ""Family Values"" in 2011, and ""Anecdotal Evidence"" in 2018. She has also edited several anthologies of comic verse and was a judge of the 2007 Man Booker Prize. In 1998, she was voted the listeners' choice in a BBC Radio 4 poll to"
"manufacturer Jacobs Suchard to Philip Morris. It subsequently was owned by the Stollwerck chocolate manufacturing company and since 2002 by Barry Callebaut. Dutch process cocoa is generally acknowledged as superior to cocoa not processed in this way. The combination of the inventions by father and son van Houten led to the nineteenth-century mass production and consumption of chocolate, or, as some call it, the ""democratization"" of chocolate. ""Drink Van Houten's Cocoa!"" wrote Vladimir Mayakovsky in his poem, A Cloud in Trousers. This infamous citation is the title of Ornela Vorpsi's book from 2010. A Van Houten’s Cocoa shop can be"
"Sir Philip Sidney: My true love hath my heart and I have hers We swapped last Tuesday and felt quite elated But now whenever one of us refers To 'my heart' things get rather complicated. to reducing T. S. Eliot's ""The Waste Land"" to limericks: In April one seldom feels cheerful; Dry stones, sun and dust make me fearful; Clairvoyants distress me, Commuters depress me— Met Stetson and gave him an earful. Her style has been compared to that of John Betjeman and Philip Larkin. Wendy Cope Wendy Cope, (born 21 July 1945) is a contemporary English poet. She read"
"grief's winter shall have fled. Some sweet hope that breathes of spring, Budding for its blossoming. </poem> Caroline Dana Howe Caroline Dana Howe (August 21, 1824 - October 30, 1907) was an American writer of prose, poetry, and hymns. Her celebrated song, ""Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fall"", was claimed and used by several different authors, until her authorship was reasserted, the publishers appending her name to all later editions. A large number of Howe's songs were set to music for which they were easily adapted, and were found in sheet music and in church collections. The songs were gathered"
"""Richard Coury"" which was inspired by the poem. The difference in spelling from Cory to Coury is because the band has a personal friend whose last name is Coury. The American composer John Woods Duke wrote ""Three Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson"", which includes the full text of the poem ""Richard Cory"". Martini Ranch recorded a song based on the poem on their album Holy Cow. A. R. Gurney wrote a play based on the poem, also titled ""Richard Cory"". The play, which is presented with a nonlinear timeline, suggests the reasons Cory killed himself, including family problems and changing"
"have preferred a civil partnership. Despite her slight output, her books have sold well and she has attracted a popular following with her lighthearted, often comical poetry, as well as achieving literary credibility winning two awards and making an award shortlist over a fourteen-year period. She has a keen eye for the everyday, mundane aspects of English life, especially the desires, frustrations, hopes, confusions and emotions in intimate relationships. Dr Rowan Williams is a well known fan of her work, writing that: ""Wendy Cope is without doubt the wittiest of contemporary English poets, and says a lot of extremely serious"
"to the woman whom he had loved for the past forty years. ""Dear Coco, here it is"" ""The best of my hand"" ""And the best of me"" ""I offer it thus to you"" ""With my heart"" ""With my hand"" ""Before heading toward"" ""The dark road’s end"" ""If condemned"" ""If pardoned"" ""Know you are loved"" Reverdy died in 1960 at Solesmes. A glass of papaya juice<br> and back to work. My heart is in my<br> pocket, it is Poems by Pierre Reverdy.<br> —Frank O'Hara, ""A Step Away From Them"" ""Reverdy's strange landscapes, which combine an intense inwardness with a proliferation of"
"this poem. The composition of the poem occurred while the United States economy was still suffering from the severe depression of the Panic of 1893, during which people often subsisted on day-old bread, alluded to in the poem's focus on poverty and wealth, and foodstuffs. The poem was adapted by the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel for their song ""Richard Cory"". The Simon & Garfunkel version of the song's ending differs from the poem in that the speaker still wishes he ""could be Richard Cory"", even after Cory has killed himself. The punk band The Menzingers wrote a song titled"
"Cola (Lana Del Rey song) ""Cola"" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey, taken from her third extended play, ""Paradise"" (2012), and the reissue of her debut studio album, """" (2012). ""Cola"" first appeared in a teaser trailer posted to her official YouTube account as a snippet. The lyrics were considered controversial, causing major media outlets to respond. ""Cola"" was written by Elizabeth Grant and Rick Nowels, with Grant writing lyrics for the song. When Del Rey was asked about the origin of the lyrics, she explained: ""My boyfriend [Barrie-James O'Neill] is Scottish, he deems American"
"do for a living? Should I tell them? Would they like me then? Say All right get married, we're not losing a daughter but we're gaining a son— And should I then ask Where's the bathroom? O God, and the wedding! All her family and her friends and only a handful of mine all scroungy and bearded just wait to get at the drinks and food—</poem> Corso's sometimes surreal word mash-ups in the poem—""forked clarinets,"" ""Flash Gordon soap,"" ""werewolf bathtubs""—caught the attention of many. Ethan Hawke recited the poem in the 1994 film ""Reality Bites"", and Corso later thanked Hawke"
"Cocoon (Björk song) ""Cocoon"" is a song recorded by Icelandic singer Björk for her fourth studio album ""Vespertine"" (2001). It was written and produced by Björk and Thomas Knak, and released as the album's third single on 11 March 2002, by One Little Indian Records. Inspired by her relationship with artist Matthew Barney, Björk wanted to make a record with a domestic mood. Working with Knak, she wrote ""Cocoon"", a song which is lyrically about a woman who describes making love with her lover during their post-coital hibernation, and includes frank sexual narrative related both explicitly and through over-sharing and"
"as the bookend quote of Criminal Minds season 6 episode 15, “Today I Do.” Ella Wheeler Wilcox Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850October 30, 1919) was an American author and poet. Her works include ""Poems of Passion"" and ""Solitude"", which contains the lines ""Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone"". Her autobiography, ""The Worlds and I"", was published in 1918, a year before her death. Ella Wheeler was born in 1850 on a farm in Johnstown, Wisconsin, east of Janesville, the youngest of four children. The family later moved north of Madison, after losing its"
"other, mostly classical works, from each of his lines. The seven-line poem, according to Poe's notes, refers to John Milton's ""Paradise Lost"", William Shakespeare, and Alexander Pope. Written in 1847 for Marie Louise Shew, voluntary nurse of Poe's wife Virginia, it was not published until March 1848 in ""Columbian Magazine"" as ""To —— ——."" Poe never pursued a romantic relationship with Shew, and the poem has no strong romantic overtones. It discusses the writer's inability to write, distracted by the thought of ""thee."" The poem also references an earlier poem of Poe, ""Israfel."" Never published in Poe's lifetime, it was"
"Caroline Dana Howe Caroline Dana Howe (August 21, 1824 - October 30, 1907) was an American writer of prose, poetry, and hymns. Her celebrated song, ""Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fall"", was claimed and used by several different authors, until her authorship was reasserted, the publishers appending her name to all later editions. A large number of Howe's songs were set to music for which they were easily adapted, and were found in sheet music and in church collections. The songs were gathered into at least 26 collections, and it was said that no living writer in Maine was more"
"people close to him. Some known examples are: ""Waltz for Debby"", for his niece; ""For Nenette"", for his wife; ""Letter to Evan"", for his son; ""NYC's No Lark"", in memory of friend pianist Sonny Clark; ""Re: Person I Knew"", an anagram of the name of his friend and producer Orrin Keepnews; ""We Will Meet Again"", for his brother; ""Peri's Scope"", for girlfriend Peri Cousins; ""One for Helen"" and ""Song for Helen"", for manager Helen Keane; ""B minor Waltz (For Ellaine)"", for girlfriend Ellaine Schultz; ""Laurie"", for girlfriend Laurie Verchomin; ""Yet Ne'er Broken"", an anagram of the name of cocaine dealer"
"1981, losing to ""Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"" from the film ""Arthur"". Joe Raposo Joseph Guilherme Raposo, (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was a Portuguese-American composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series ""Sesame Street"", for which he wrote the theme song, as well as classic songs such as ""Bein' Green"" and ""C Is For Cookie"". He also wrote music for television shows such as ""The Electric Company"", ""Shining Time Station"" and the sitcoms ""Three's Company"" and ""The Ropers"", including their theme songs. In addition to these"
"Alexander (1895–1990) – Premier doll maker of the 20th century · Robert Allen (1928–2000) – Music Composer; ""There's no Place Like Home for the Holidays"" · Jerry Bock (1928–2010) – Musical theater composer; ""Fiddler on the Roof"" · Theresa Brewer (1932–2007) – Singer and entertainer · Nell Brinkley (1886–1944) – Illustrator, cartoonist; the ""Queen of Comics"" · Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) – Writer, mythologist; ""The Hero with a Thousand Faces"" · Irene Castle (1893–1969) – Dancer and trend-setter (with Vernon Castle) · Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947) – A leader of the women’s suffrage movement · J. Fred Coots (1897–1985) – Songwriter;"
"Joe Raposo Joseph Guilherme Raposo, (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was a Portuguese-American composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series ""Sesame Street"", for which he wrote the theme song, as well as classic songs such as ""Bein' Green"" and ""C Is For Cookie"". He also wrote music for television shows such as ""The Electric Company"", ""Shining Time Station"" and the sitcoms ""Three's Company"" and ""The Ropers"", including their theme songs. In addition to these works, Raposo also composed extensively for three Dr. Seuss TV specials in collaboration with"
"and the Prize Writers,"" ""How I Came to Leave Town and What Came of It,"" ""Edith Morton, the Sensible Young Lady;"" ""The Story that the Willow Basket Told to Faith Fairchild;"" ""English Lyrics;"" and ""Home."" Clarke also composed a number of songs, such as ""Were it not for Dreams;"" ""Just Like Cinderella"" (an operetta); ""Jack Frost's Visit to the Fairies"" (an operetta); ""Twittering Swallow;"" ""Robin, Robin, Bold and Free;"" ""Down by the River;"" ""Not to Blame;"" and ""Our-Leafed Clover."" Clarke painted many pictures, some in watercolors and oils. Several of her paintings commanded attention from connoisseurs of art. In 1890,"
"Rum and Coca-Cola ""Rum and Coca-Cola"" is a popular calypso song composed by Lionel Belasco with lyrics by Lord Invader. The song was copyrighted in the United States by entertainer Morey Amsterdam and became a hit in 1945 for the Andrews Sisters, spending ten weeks at the top the ""Billboard"" Pop Singles chart. The song was published in the United States with Amsterdam listed as lyricist and Jeri Sullivan and Paul Baron as composers. The melody had been published as the work of Venezuelan calypso composer Lionel Belasco on a song titled ""L'Année Passée,"" which was in turn based on"
"Papaya Coconut (song) ""Papaya Coconut"" is a song, written by Ingela Forsman and Lasse Holm. It was recorded with lyrics in Swedish by Kikki Danielsson on her 1986 album ""Papaya Coconut"", and is one of her most famous recordings. The lyrics are about travelling from the Earth's colder places to its hotter places. The song was a Svensktoppen #1 hit, being at the chart for 12 weeks from January 11-March 29, 1987. Kikki Danielsson's original recording of the song also appears in the 2014 film ""The Anderssons Rock the Mountains"". In 1998 Kikki Danielsson recorded the song together with Dr."
"chocolate factory. A mysterious tinker recites the first lines of William Allingham's poem ""The Fairies"", and tells Charlie, ""Nobody ever goes in, and nobody ever comes out."" Charlie rushes home to his widowed mother and bedridden grandparents. After telling Grandpa Joe about the tinker, he reveals that Wonka locked the factory because other candy makers, including rival Arthur Slugworth, sent in spies to steal his recipes. Wonka disappeared, but after three years resumed selling candy; the origin of Wonka's labor force is unknown. The next day, Wonka announces that he hid five ""Golden Tickets"" in chocolate Wonka Bars. Finders of"
"to buy the rights to the book and finance the picture for the purpose of promoting a new Quaker Oats ""Wonka Bar"". David L. Wolper and Roald Dahl agreed that the film would be a children's musical, and that Dahl himself would write the screenplay. However, Wolper changed the title to ""Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"". Screenwriter David Seltzer conceived a gimmick exclusively for the film that had Wonka quoting numerous literary sources, such as Arthur O'Shaughnessy's ""Ode"", Oscar Wilde's ""The Importance of Being Earnest"", Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ""The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"" and William Shakespeare's ""The Merchant"
"most moving poems of all time: USA Reference: https://www.amazon.com/Unutterable-Beauty-Woodbine-Christian-Classics/dp/1521031770/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505990022&sr=8-1&keywords=the+unutterable+beauty UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unutterable-Beauty-Woodbine-Christian-Classics/dp/1521031770/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505990132&sr=1-1&keywords=the+unutterable+beauty Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, MC (27 June 1883 – 8 March 1929), was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed 'Woodbine Willie' during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes along with spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers. Born in Leeds in 1883, Studdert Kennedy was the seventh of nine children born to Jeanette Anketell and William Studdert Kennedy, vicar of St Mary's, Quarry Hill in Leeds. His father William Studdert Kennedy was born in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland in 1826. Geoffrey's paternal"
"most famous version is by John Ireland. The poem has also been set, for boys' emerging voices, by Oliver Tarney and published by Oxford University Press. and by Kavisha Mazzella, a Western Australia-born musician and artist. ""Trade Winds"" has been set to music by Frederick Keel. ""Sea-Fever"" is quoted by Willy Wonka in the 1971 film ""Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"". The poem is quoted in part by Captain James T. Kirk in both the """" episode ""The Ultimate Computer"" and the film """" and is also quoted in the 2004 film ""Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow""."
"that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and, just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke, and no amount of money can get you a better Coke.” Green Coca-Cola Bottles Green Coca-Cola Bottles is a 1962 painting by Andy Warhol that depicts one hundred and twelve almost identical bottles Coca-Cola bottles. ""Green Coca-Cola Bottles"" took a mainstream item and converted it into a piece of art. Warhol’s piece utilized a silkscreen technique, which mechanicalized some aspects of the painting but featured individualized “unevenness” across the painting. The painting engenders an optimistic message for the"
"1894. Harry Coghill died in 1897. In 1899, Mrs Coghill served as the editor of her second cousin's autobiography, ""Autobiography and Letters of Mrs. M. O. W. Oliphant."" She died 7 July 1907 in Bath, England. Annie Louisa Walker Anna Louisa Walker (23 June 1836 in Staffordshire – 7 July 1907 in Bath, Somerset) was an English and Canadian teacher and author. She was the author of five novels and two collections of poetry, and edited an autobiography. Her poem ""The Night Cometh"" provides the text of the popular hymn ""Work, for the night is coming"". Anna Louisa was born"
"a single, including ""The Jonathan Ross Show"", ""Die Harald Schmidt Show"", ""Johnny Vaughan Tonight"", ""Top of the Pops"", and Music Planet 2Nite. Credits adapted from ""Cocoon"" liner notes. Cocoon (Björk song) ""Cocoon"" is a song recorded by Icelandic singer Björk for her fourth studio album ""Vespertine"" (2001). It was written and produced by Björk and Thomas Knak, and released as the album's third single on 11 March 2002, by One Little Indian Records. Inspired by her relationship with artist Matthew Barney, Björk wanted to make a record with a domestic mood. Working with Knak, she wrote ""Cocoon"", a song which"
"assume it was about to fall when it turns brown."" In 1977, a jury in Hawaii awarded $39,000 to a police officer who was struck by a falling coconut. The officer was hit in the head while removing fronds from a public sidewalk in Lahaina. The property owner was sued for failing to maintain the trees. The American poet Frederick Seidel wrote a poem titled ""Coconut"", which included the following lines: On their 1995 CD ""Makin' A Mess"", the writing/singing team of Bob Gibson and Shel Silverstein included a song on this subject, entitled ""Killed By A Coconut"", which humorously"
"years 1905 and 1980. If Roy Croft was just pseudonym, the pseudonym itself may have been inspired by the early 20th century Roycroft publishing company. Roy Croft Roy Croft (sometimes, Ray Croft) is a poet frequently given credit for writing a poem titled ""Love"" and beginning ""I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you."". The poem, which is commonly used in wedding speeches and readings is quoted frequently. It was included in a 1936 anthology entitled ""Best Loved Poems of American People"", edited by a Hazel Felleman, and published"
"Chocolate (Kylie Minogue song) ""Chocolate"" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, taken from her ninth studio album ""Body Language"" (2003). It was written by its producer Johnny Douglas and Karen Poole. The song is a ballad which uses a chocolate simile to describe Minogue's obsession with love. It contains elements of disco and funk and employs breathy and whispery vocals. It was released as the third and final single from the album on 28 June 2004 by Parlophone. Critical reception towards ""Chocolate"" varied from favourable to mixed; some critics favoured its commercial appeal and Minogue's vocals, while"
"petulantly tells his servants to take it all away and bring him what he really wants—a humble dish of figgie hobbin. (Figgy hobbin:- plain pastry, cooked with a handful of raisins (raisins being ""figs"" and figs ""broad raisins""). Note: the following poems are printed in the U.S. edition of the book. The U.K. edition may contain a slightly different collection of poems. Figgie Hobbin Figgie Hobbin: Poems for Children is a children's poetry collection written by the Cornish poet Charles Causley and first published in 1970. Since then it has gone through numerous reprints, including a notable version published in"
"of Wendy’s distinctive southern voice, which ""The Austin Chronicle"" describes as “smoky” and “alluring.” Wendy Colonna Wendy Colonna is an American Singer-songwriter originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana. Her albums include ""Red"" (2003), ""Right Where I Belong"" (2005), ""Old New Borrowed & Blue"" (2007), ""We Are One"" (2010), and ""Nectar."" She was voted ""Best Singer Songwriter"" in Austin (Austin American Statesman). Louisiana Native and Austin, Texas resident, Wendy Colonna has a signature voice of grit-infused-honey and her songs echo swampy-southern tales of loss, mortality, joy, reclaimed innocence and celebration. Most recently, Coca-Cola released an Ad with music written and performed by"