Simon Armitage

LitCharts guides for works by Simon Armitage

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Simon Armitage. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Simon Armitage's poetry.

Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass

"Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass" is Simon Armitage's tongue-in-cheek tale of the battle between humanity and nature. The poem's speaker heads out into his garden, chainsaw in hand, to destroy som... view guide

Hitcher

"Hitcher" appears in the collection Book of Matches (1993), by English writer Simon Armitage. A dramatic monologue from the perspective of a man frustrated with his work, the poem lives up to the "... view guide

Mother, any distance

"Mother, any distance" is a poem by the popular British poet Simon Armitage, published in the collection Book of Matches (2001). The premise of the poem is relatively simple: the speaker calls on t... view guide

Out of the Blue (Excerpt)

This poem is part of a longer sequence collectively known as "Out of the Blue" by the British poet Simon Armitage, written to commemorate the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Th... view guide

Remains

"Remains" was published by the British poet Simon Armitage in 2008 as part of his collection The Not Dead, a series of war poems based on the testimonies of ex-soldiers. Instead of detailing confli... view guide

The Manhunt

Simon Armitage wrote "The Manhunt" for a 2007 documentary about military service-people who have returned to civilian life, and the lingering, often lifelong effects of sustained exposure to violen... view guide