Dwell
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Simon Armitage’s 'Dwell’ inspired by the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, explores a restored landscape where nature and history intertwine. The Poet Laureate’s poems capture the richness of woods, meadows, and jungle-like space, alive with wildlife yet fragile under environmental threat. Just as the gardens offer refuge to creatures, Armitage’s intricate verses provide a lasting home for memory, emotion, and the natural world, reminding us of both beauty and vulnerability.
Dimensions
H: 20.5cm (8in) x W: 13.5cm (5in)
Features
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Simon Armitage’s 'Dwell’ inspired by the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, explores a restored landscape where nature and history intertwine. The Poet Laureate’s poems capture the richness of woods, meadows, and jungle-like space, alive with wildlife yet fragile under environmental threat. Just as the gardens offer refuge to creatures, Armitage’s intricate verses provide a lasting home for memory, emotion, and the natural world, reminding us of both beauty and vulnerability.
Insights
Simon Armitage is the current national Poet Laureate (2019-2029). He is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds and was elected to serve as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford for 2015-2019. Armitage has received numerous awards for his poetry including the Sunday Times Young Author of the Year, one of the first Forward Prizes, an Eric Gregory Award, a major Lannan Award, a Cholmondeley Award, the Spoken Word Award (Gold), the Ivor Novello Award for song-writing, BBC Radio Best Speech Programme, Television Society Award for Documentary and Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry. He won the 2017 PEN America Award for Poetry in Translation and was awarded the 2018 Queens Gold Medal for Poetry. In 1999 Armitage was named the Millennium Poet. In 2004 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Armitage was awarded the CBE for services to poetry in 2010 and presented with the Hay Medal for Poetry at the 25th Hay Festival in 2012.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Hard cover
- Colour illustrations by Beth Munro
- Number of pages: 47
- ISBN: 9780571394470
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