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The compiled works of Barrie Cooke. Born in December 1925 at Port Talbot, during his career in the RAF he meet his beloved wife Joan Cooke, know to all as 'Vicky' and mother to his three children David, Christopher and Grahame. Upon his death in September 2011, and then his wifes death in March 2017 these poems were passed down to me. Today it is a very small world, filled with so much online hate, bullying and hearsay, I do not want the love, purpose and admiration of these works to fade into extinction. May his books serve as a lasting reminder of the great achievements of Barrie Cooke. Published with the kind permission of his late wife Joan (Vicki) Cooke who sent me the original poems, I...
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Following on from Barrie's first book of compiled poems, this book contains his remaining short works, poems and written accounts of the family history. read them carefully, understand their meaning and you will understand this truly inspirational gentleman. I am very proud to be able to bring this book to publication and endurance through time.These poems contain the insight of an intelligent and brilliant imagination, a fighter and loyal husband who enjoyed his writing and wrote many times about the RAF and his time during the war years, which eventually lead to him writing his first book about an abandoned military camp... So they thought. Politics were another strong aspect of his upbrin...