Paper Aeroplane: Selected Poems 1989-2014

When Simon Armitage burst on to the poetry scene in 1989 with his spectacular debut Zoom!, reader...

All Points North

All Points Northis part-memoir and part-excursion. Charting the rugged and uneven terrain ...

Travelling Songs

Simon Armitage once observed that there are two types of poems - those that try to work out the c...

Last Days of Troy

Simon Armitage is rightly celebrated as one of the country's most original and engaging poet...

Selected Poems of Simon Armitage

This selection provides a perfect introduction to Armitage's work as well as offering a retrospec...

Homer’s Odyssey

Originally commissioned for BBC Radio, Simon Armitage recasts Homer's epic as a series of dr...

Gig

Seeing Stars

Simon Armitage's new collection is by turns a voice and a chorus: a hyper-vivid array of dramatic...

Book of Matches

'A firework display of technique, versatility and passion.' Independent on Sunday'The craft...

Universal Home Doctor

As the title implies, Simon Armitage's flesh-and-blood account of numerous personal journeys...

Walking Away

Not content with walking the Pennine Way as a modern day troubadour, an experience recounted in h...

Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead

A high-ranking government minister with a colourful past is sent on a diplomatic mission to Istan...