num_pages: 96
description: A collection of poems in which questions of belief and trust, of identity and knowledge, mingle with more mundane considerations, such as the problems of owning a dog, and the vicissitudes of the job market. Simon Armitage was the 1993 "Sunday Times" Young Writer of the Year.
language: English
title: The Dead Sea Poems
titlecomplete: The Dead Sea Poems
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 151
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Poetry
publisher: Faber & Faber Ltd