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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, Armitage''s reputation as one of the nation''s most original, most respected and most influential poets seems secure. Paper Aeroplane: Poems 19892014 is the author''s own choice of work from across a quarter-century of publishing. Drawing upon all of his award-winning poetry collections, including Kid, Book of Matches, The Universal Home Doctor, Seeing Stars and The Unaccompanied, as well as his medieval translations and verse dramas, Paper Aeroplane represents a generous and thrilling gathering of work from one of contemporary poetry''s most essential voices.

Paper Aeroplane Selected Poems 19892014

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 21 February 2019
      ISBN-13 9780571353392
      978-0571353392
      ISBN-10 0571353398
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      Fiction Poetry

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      Book Synopsis
      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, Armitage''s reputation as one of the nation''s most original, most respected and most influential poets seems secure. Paper Aeroplane: Poems 19892014 is the author''s own choice of work from across a quarter-century of publishing. Drawing upon all of his award-winning poetry collections, including Kid, Book of Matches, The Universal Home Doctor, Seeing Stars and The Unaccompanied, as well as his medieval translations and verse dramas, Paper Aeroplane represents a generous and thrilling gathering of work from one of contemporary poetry''s most essential voices.

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