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Kid

by Simon Armitage · 1992

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Kidgives us one of the liveliest poetic voices to have emerged in the last ten years. Simon Armitage's inspired ear for the demotic and his ability to deal with subjects that many poets turn their backs on have marked him as a poet of originality and force.

Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 88 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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