Title: Paper aeroplane : selected poems, 1989-2014 /
Authors: Armitage, Simon, 1963-
Publisher: Faber and Faber,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Poetry; English poetry
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: From Zoom! (1989) -- Snow Joke -- It Ain't What You Do It's What It Does to You -- The Bears in Yosemite Park -- Phenomenology -- Don't Blink -- Poem -- A Painted Bird for Thomas Szasz -- November -- The Civilians -- The Stuff -- Zoom! -- From Xanadu (1992) -- 'We thought of Ashfield and imagined trees' -- From kid (1992) -- Gooseberry Season -- Brassneck -- The Catch -- You May Turn Over and Begin ... -- At Sea -- Poem -- Kid -- Great Sporting Moments: The Treble -- Not the Furniture Game -- Robinson's Resignation -- About His Person -- From Book Of Matches (1993) -- 'Mother, any distance greater than a single span' -- 'My father thought it bloody queer' -- 'I'm very bothered when I think' -- 'I'm dreaming of that work, Man Seated Reading' -- 'Those bastards in their mansions' -- ' [≠]ta; kilzi[≠]ta; spndilaitis' -- 'I've made out a will; I'm leaving myself -- 'No convictions -- that's my one major fault'