Pam Ayres

This is the book cover that I remember. I beleive it was originally published in 1976. Then a second volume of poems came out in 1978. The second one was called Some More of Me Poetry. The poems I remember are as follows

The Dolly On The Dustcart
The Spot Welder's Dream
The Secretary's Song
I Am A Cunning Vending Machine
How I Loved You Ethel Preedy
The Husband's Lament
Puddings - A Slice Of Nostalgia
Peeping Tom - Trad. Arr. - Pam Ayres
I Fell For A Black And White Minstrel
Henery My Son - Trad. Arr. - Pam Ayres
Little Lawrence Greenaway
Honey

Over the last 35 years, Pam has sold well over 2 million books. That is very good for a poet.

Pam Ayres was born and raised in Berkshire, England. After leaving school at age 15, she joined the civil service (what we called federal government) as a secretary and then later joined the women's air force - the WRAF I think. While she was in the WRAF, she discovered her love for entertaining and singing.

So she began by writing some poems and later began reading them at pubs and folk clubs around Oxfordshire. In 1974 Pam was invited to read on the local BBC station. That recording was aired nationally and was later chosen as a BBC Pick of the Year.

In the 1970s British TV had a talent show called Opportunity Knocks. (the fore runner of today's Britains Got Talent). In 1975 Pam appeared on Opportunity Knocks. In the years since, she has published 6 books of her original poems, made several recordings of her poems, toured England performing her one woman stage show, hosted her own show on TV and performed in front of Queen Elizabeth 2.

Pam's biography, called The Necessary Aptitude, is due to be released from Random House on October 1, 2011.

If you jump in fast, you can get a signed copy with NO P&P (that means free shipping) if you purchase before midnight GMT, September 14th, 2011. That is just 2 months from now - today being July 17, 2011.

Photo - Source - The List

These are links to any of Pam's more recent poems that I find online.

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