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Simon Armitage
Author profile
born
in Marsden, The United Kingdom
May 26, 1963
gender
male
website
genre
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Kid
— published 1999 — 4 editions |
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Selected Poems
— published 2001 |
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All Points North
— published 1999 — 5 editions |
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Seeing Stars
— published 2011 — 6 editions |
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Walking Home: A Poet's Journey
— published 2012 — 5 editions |
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Little Green Man
— published 2001 — 6 editions |
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Book of Matches
— published 2001 — 2 editions |
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Gig: The Life and Times of a Rock-Star Fantasist
— published 2009 — 2 editions |
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Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Corduroy Kid
— published 2006 — 4 editions |
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The Dead Sea Poems
— 2 editions |
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“You’re beautiful because when you were born, undiscovered planets lined up to peep over the rim of your cradle and lay gifts of gravity and light at your miniature feet”
― Simon Armitage
― Simon Armitage
“And wonder, dread and war
have lingered in that land
where loss and love in turn
have held the upper hand.”
― Simon Armitage, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
have lingered in that land
where loss and love in turn
have held the upper hand.”
― Simon Armitage, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
“It’s never going to be very mainstream. One reason is that poetry requires concentration, both on the part of the writer and the reader. But it’s kind of unkillable, poetry. It’s our most ancient artform and I think it’s more relevant today than ever, because it’s one person saying what they really believe.”
― Simon Armitage
― Simon Armitage
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