Kid (poetry collection)
Appearance
OCLC 919570527 | | |
Preceded by | Zoom! | |
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Followed by | Book of Matches | |
Website | https://www.simonarmitage.com/kid/ |
Kid is the second collection of
poems by Simon Armitage, published in 1992. The book won a Forward Prize for Poetry
.
Author
probation officer.[4]
Book
Publication history
Kid, Armitage's second book of poetry,
Contents
The 48 poems in the collection, structured as a single list, include:
- "Kid" – the title poem, this is spoken by Batman's companion Robin.[6]
- "Brassneck" – the story of two thieves attempting to steal from a crowd at a football game.[8]
- "At Sea"[8]
- "Robinson's Resignation" – the story of a businessman.[8]
- "Great Sporting Moments: The Treble" – an exploration of class conflict.[8]
Reception
The collection was described by the poet and novelist Ruth Padel as being "Very Yorkshire; very Simon Armitage".[6] She wrote that the book "consolidated his name for technical virtuosity [and] black humour",[6] the voice having "a self-deprecatingly cocky self-centredness."[6] In her view, the first poem, "Brassneck", about a murderer, had "brilliant rhyme";[6] but she noted that some, especially poets, "found it less convincing than Zoom!."[6]
The book won a Forward Prize for Poetry in the "best first collection" category in 1992, the first year in which the prizes were awarded.[9]
References
- ^ "Simon Armitage: 'Witty and profound' writer to be next Poet Laureate". BBC News. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Flood, Alison (19 June 2015). "Simon Armitage wins Oxford professor of poetry election". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Biography » Simon Armitage – The Official Website". www.simonarmitage.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- JSTOR 4613107.
- ^ Armitage, Simon (7 March 2020). "Magnetic fields: Simon Armitage on the pull of Marsden". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Padel, Ruth (20 September 1997). "Heaven can wait". The Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Armitage 1992, p. iv.
- ^ a b c d Wilkinson, Ben (7 November 2014). "Paper Aeroplane: Selected Poems 1989–2014 by Simon Armitage review – 'What surprises is how urgent and contemporary his early poems still read'". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Forward Prize Alumni". Forward Arts Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
Bibliography
- OCLC 26530490.