Book of Matches
Book of Matches
paperback
Published:
3 September, 2001
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'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
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571169825 |
| ISBN10 | 0571169821 |
| Number Of Pages | 80 |
| Item Weight | 105 g |
| Product Dimensions | 131 x 197 x 7 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
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Author's Bio
Simon Armitage was born in West Yorkshire and is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds. His collections, which have received numerous prizes and awards, include Seeing Stars (2010), The Unaccompanied (2017), Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic (2019), Magnetic Field (2020), Blossomise (2024) and his acclaimed translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2007). He writes extensively for television and radio, and is the author of two novels and the non-fiction bestsellers All Points North (1998), Walking Home (2012) and Walking Away (2015). His theatre works include The Last Days of Troy, performed at Shakespeare's Globe in 2014. From 2015 to 2019, he served as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, and he was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2018. Simon Armitage is Poet Laureate.