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Paper Aeroplane: Selected Poems 1989–2014 by Simon Armitage
5.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[Paper Aeroplane] A collection of speaking-poems from British Poet Laureate Simon Armitage from his writing years 1989-2014.
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WHAT I LIKED
I read Paper Aeroplanes aloud to myself every night until my voice went hoarse. I reread poems just to hear the sounds contracting, rotating with a new level of familiarity. Armitage’s poems are the opposite of pretentious. They just are.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
My favorite selections were poems from his earlier publications. I also enjoyed the translation work included - especially the section where Sir Gawain is called a ‘namby-pamby knight.’ There was nothing I disliked, just pieced I liked more.
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Paper Aeroplane (by Simon Armitage) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️5/5
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BOOK REVIEW
[Paper Aeroplane] A collection of speaking-poems from British Poet Laureate Simon Armitage from his writing years 1989-2014.
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WHAT I LIKED
I read Paper Aeroplanes aloud to myself every night until my voice went hoarse. I reread poems just to hear the sounds contracting, rotating with a new level of familiarity. Armitage’s poems are the opposite of pretentious. They just are.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
My favorite selections were poems from his earlier publications. I also enjoyed the translation work included - especially the section where Sir Gawain is called a ‘namby-pamby knight.’ There was nothing I disliked, just pieced I liked more.
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Paper Aeroplane (by Simon Armitage) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️5/5
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