Across the City. Berkhamsted, Herts: Priapus Press, 1980. 180 copies.
Hope and the 42… Leamington Spa: Other
Branch Readings, 1984. 100 copies.
Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis. London: Privatly printed in a limited edition for Faber & Faber, 1985; trade edition, London: Faber & Faber, 1986.
Poem from a Colour Chart of House Paints. Berkhamsted, Herts: Priapus Press, 1986. 100 copies.
Does She Like Word Games? London: Anvil Press, 1988. 650 copies.
Men and Their Boring Arguments. Winchester, Hants.: Wykeham Press, 1988. 500 copies.
Twiddling Your Thumbs: Hand Rhymes, illustrated by Sally Kindberg. London: Faber & Faber, 1988.
Is That the New Moon?: Poems by Women Poets, with illustrations by Christine Roche, edited by Cope. London: Lions Tracks, 1989.
The River Girl, illustrated by Nicholas Garland. London: Faber & Faber, 1991.
Another Christmas Poem. London: Privately printed for Faber & Faber, 1991. 200 copies. Faber Christmas card.
Serious Concerns. London: Faber & Faber, 1992.
The Orchard Book of Funny Poems, compiled by Cope, illustrated by Amanda Vesey. London: Orchard Books, 1993.
The Squirrel and the Crow, illustrated by John Vernon Lord. Alton, Hampshire: Prospero Poets, Clarion Publishing, 1995. 499 copies.
Being Boring. West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1998, 180 copies.
The Funny Side: 101 Humorous Poems, edited by Cope. London: Faber & Faber, 1998.
The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories, chosen by Cope. London: Faber & Faber, 1999.
If I Don't Know. London: Faber & Faber, 2001.