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About this book
When Simon Armitage burst on to the poetry scene in 1989 with his spectacular debut
Zoom!, readers were introduced to an exceptional new talent who would reshape the landscape of contemporary poetry in the years to come. Now, twenty-five years on, Simon Armitage's reputation as one of the nation's most original, most respected and best-loved poets seems secure.
Paper Aeroplane: Poems 1989-2014 is the author's own selection from across a quarter-century of work, from his debut to the latest, uncollected work. Drawing upon all of his award-winning poetry collections, including
Kid, Book of Matches, The Universal Home Doctor and
Seeing Stars, this generous selection provides an essential gathering of this most thrilling of poets, and is key reading for students and general readers alike.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- from zoom! (1989)
- from xanadu (1992)
- from kid (1992)
- from book of matches (1993)
- from the dead sea poems (1995)
- from moon country (with Glyn Maxwell, 1996)
- from cloudcuckooland (1997)
- from killing time (1999)
- from mister heracles (2002)
- from the universal home doctor (2002)
- from travelling songs (2002)
- from tyrannosaurus rex versus the corduroy kid (2006)
- from homer’s odyssey (2006)
- from sir gawain and the green knight (2007)
- from out of the blue (2008)
- from the not dead (2008)
- from seeing stars (2010)
- from black roses: the killing of sophie lancaster (2012)
- from the death of king arthur (2012)
- from in memory of water (Stanza Stones) (2013)
- from the unaccompanied (2015)
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright