诗人温迪·蔻普和她的诗歌风格

On Wendy Cope and Her Poetic Style

温迪·蔻普(Wendy Cope,1945-)是一位颇受欢迎的英国当代女诗人,被《每日电讯报》赞为"诗坛奇才",《伦敦书评》称她为"喷气机时代的丁尼生"。她的诗不仅准确地表达了真实的情感,还以语言直白简洁、睿智诙谐、犀利但不乏幽默和韵律完美而著称。新奇、独到的比喻也是其诗歌的一大特色,使人过目难忘。她的诗集荣登英国畅销书榜,并占据榜单达14年之久,其作品多次荣获大奖。她的粉丝前坎特伯雷大主教罗恩·威廉姆斯说,"温迪无疑是当代英国诗人中最睿智的一位,她道出了许多严肃的事实"。

Wendy Cope (1945)is a popular contemporary English poet who is regarded as "that very rare thing in the poetry world"by Daisy Goodwin from Daily Telegraph.London Review of Books called her "A jet-age Tennyson".Besides expressing the true feeling accurately,her poetry is also well-known for the direct, concise,brave,yet often comical language of poetry.I-Ier unique and creative metaphors and similes highlight her poems which are impressive.Her poetry has been warmly welcome and her books have sold well, achieving literary credibility winning two awards and making an award shortlist over a fourteen-year period.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 reveals a lot of extremely serious things".