Book description
'A firework display of technique, versatility and passion.'
Independent on Sunday 'The crafted sincerity of this potent, lyrical
collection, in which an absolutely contemporary voice concisely
expresses common concerns, is everything that poetry should be.' Times
Literary Supplement 'The first poet of serious artistic intent since
Philip Larkin to have achieved popularity . . . it is possible that he
will attain the sort of proverbial status Larkin now occupies.' Sean
O'Brien, The Deregulated Muse
Simon Armitage was born in West Yorkshire in 1963. In 1992 he was
winner of one of the first Forward Prizes, and a year later was the
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year. Among his collections of poetry
are Kid, Book of Matches, The Universal Home Doctor, Tyrannosaurus Rex
versus The Corduroy Kid and Seeing Stars. His acclaimed translation of
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was published in 2007.
