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Simon Armitage Reading From His Poems
| Author |
Simon Armitage |
| Price |
£12.99 <convert> |
| Biblio |
1905556292;
pp. 0 |
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| Binding |
CD |
| Published |
January 2009 |
| Publisher |
The Poetry Archive |
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| Hear this poet read at the Poetry Archive website |
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| Simon Armitage (b. 1963) burst onto the poetry scene with Zoom! in 1989 and quickly established himself as the most high-profile poet in the group dubbed 'The New Generation'. Born and brought up in Huddersfield, England, Armitage worked as a probation officer before becoming a full-time writer, a job that provided a particularly rich source of anecdote for his poetry. His northern roots and ear for street-wise language gave his work a young, urban appeal and, combined with a comedian's sense of timing, have made Armitage a geunuinely popular poet whose work features regularly on the National Curriculum. He was the obvious choice for Poet-in-Residence for the New Millennium Experience Company at the Dome, resulting in his acclaimed thousand-line poem, 'Killing Time'. From an Eric Gregory Award in 1988 to his nomination for the T S Eliot Prize in 2002, Armitage has been a frequent presence on shortlists for all the major poetry prizes. He is also a successful writer of drama and prose, with two novels and a best-selling memoir, All Points North, to his name.
1 The Shout 2.03
2 All For One 2.06
3 Chainsaw versus the Pampas Grass 5.12
4 The Twang 1.38
5 The Laughing Stock 2.26
6 Salvador 3.10
7 Birthday 2.55
8 The Summerhouse 1.56
9 Working from Home 2.47
10 Two Clocks 1.29
11 The Back Man 6.41
12 The Keep 0.40
13 KX 1.27
14 Horses, M62 2.35
15 You're Beautiful 4.55
16 A Glory 3.06
17 The Tyre 4.59
18 Incredible 2.09
Total length of the recording 52.00
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