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English Literature KS3 / GCSE: Simon Armitage on his poem 'The Clown Punk’
He's the person who's become separated from the thing he really believed in. Simon Armitage reads his poem ‘The Clown Punk’ and analyses the themes, ideas and language it contains. The film ...
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English Literature KS3 / GCSE: Simon Armitage on his poem 'Give'
That's the place that the poem is speaking from. Simon Armitage reads and analyses his poem ‘Give’, looking at both its surface and deeper meanings. Images of rough sleepers in Manchester and ...
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English Literature KS3 / GCSE: Simon Armitage on his poem 'The Manhunt'
SPEAKER:Then, and only then, did I come close. Simon Armitage analyses the themes and ideas behind his war poem ‘The Manhunt’ and considers the language it uses. His comments are accompanied ...
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English Literature KS3 / GCSE: Simon Armitage on his poem 'A Vision'
SIMON ARMITAGE:'You know, this was a future made by architects. And like most poets, I try and get the form of a poem to somehow represent or resemble its subject matter. So in this poem ...
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Simon Armitage publishes ode to probation work to bolster HMPPS recruitment
The poet laureate - and onetime probation service employee - teams up with his old employer after HMPPS research shows low ...
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Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Poet laureate and former probation officer Simon Armitage has published an ode to probation work – ‘A Life in the Day Of.’ ...