Gathering together one-off poems for public events and idiosyncratic commissions, much of this verse has never been presented on the page before.
. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Audible Audiobook Select the department you want to search in. 3
The site uses cookies to offer you a better experience. 33
This ebook edition incorporates audio files for 18 of the poems using recordings he made for Peter Sansom in Huddersfield in 1989. In summer 2010 Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Please try again.
The first in a series of seven stones displaying poems by Simon Armitage are unveiled as part of the Ilkley Literature Festival, "Let Me Put It This Way" by Simon Armitage. Simon Armitage interview. See more ideas about Simon armitage, Gcse english literature, Poetry. Please try your request again later.
"—Edward Hirsch, New York Times Book Review One of the earliest great stories of English literature after ?Beowulf ?, ?Sir Gawain ? Now in paperback, the powerful selected work of Simon Armitage, the most distinctive poetic voice of contemporary Britain. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. When I breathe in, the fluid in my head cools to a dense wax and I nosedive into the depths. I am a sperm whale. 16 Available in shop from just two hours, subject to availability. Armitage's retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight captures all of the magic and wonderful storytelling of the original while also revitalising it with his own popular, funny and contemporary voice. The new Faber poetry set includes a Sylvia Plath edition with a cover by Peter Lawrence Next month, Faber & Faber publish a series of six new hardback editions of twentieth-century poetry, each with a specially commissioned cover. Over the course of several years, Simon Armitage has written hundreds of poems for various projects, commissions, collaborations and events, which stand outside of his mainstream collections but now form a substantial body of work in their own right. But that never stopped Simon Armitage dreaming, and in Gig, he explores how music and the muse intertwine in work and in life. Contemplative, moving and droll, it is a unique narrative from one of our most beloved writers. It's a story about Britain's remote and overlooked interior - the wildness of its landscape and the generosity of the locals who sustained him on his journey. 253