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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (4 Dec 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140587888
ISBN-13: 978-0140587883
Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 18,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11 in Books > Fiction > Poetry & Drama > Poetry > By Period > 20th Century

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The complete poems of Spike Milligan,consisting of three individual volumes now collected together (SMALL DREAMS OF A SCORPION, OPEN HEART UNIVERSITY and THE MIRROR RUNNING) as well as a number of previously unpublished poems. All the famous funnyand rude poems are there, as well as a number of darker poems written during the war.

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Spike Milligan was born in India in 1918, and was the star of the infamous Goon Shows. He has written many books, including a series of humorous war memoirs and most recently a number of re-workings of famous books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars How peotry should be....., 29 Dec 1999

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I bought this book on the strength of one poem spike read on "an audience with......" on ITV. It managed to shut Rolf Harris up for a bit so u can imagine its brilliance, it went like so: This evening in the twilights gloom, A Butterfly flew in my room, Oh what beauty, Oh what grace, Who needs visitors from outer space?

To my complete satisfaction the rest of the book was in a similarly superb, and digestable vein. Some of the poems written for his daughter are awe inspiring, and in such stark contrast to some of the deeply black peaces earlier in the book it comes as quite a shock.

Dont be put off by its flimsy appearence, this book will be the best �5 you've ever spent.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Spike, 27 Oct 1998

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Spike Milligan seems to have been afforded legend status in England for his comic genius. It is only when you read this book that you can begin to understand the source of his often baffling irreverence. The book in itself is a masterpiece of diversity. It effortlessly switches from writings about his manic depression to soapbox type rants to the childish verse he wrote for his kids for which he has become well known.

This book is almost more autobiographical than his famous war memoirs. It certainly gives you a rarely seen insight into his life. If you are a lover of Spike Milligan buy this book, If you are a lover of poetry, buy this book, if you want to laugh out loud and then be humbled, buy this book.

It is in essence a masterpiece. A book no fan of Hughes, Sasoon, or Dahl should be without.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for any day., 19 May 2003

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As the poems in this book are from such a long period of time, they are also mentally very varied. All in all, it is indeed a book that will make you laugh and cry. Occasionally even both simultaneously.
Some poems are beautifully simple and charming, while others may strive for more complexity of ideas and imagery. For Spike fans, a treasure to be valued, as it gives a very diverse picture of him. It is a good book to read in any state of mind - you are sure to find a thought or two.

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