a formal request to do a special piece of work

an organised course of action to achieve a goal

a story or a description of a series of events

to handle something skilfully, like the way a sculptor manipulates clay

British English CC

How Simon Armitage writes about human connection in 'All Right?' and 'Give'

English

Simon Armitage and the power of poetry

Simon Armitage talks about 'I am very bothered' and 'My father thought it'

How Simon Armitage writes about life in 'About his person' and 'Poem'

How Armitage writes about personal events and memories in 'Harmonium'

How Simon Armitage writes about hope in 'We'll Sing' and 'Only Human'

How Simon Armitage writes about news and media in 'Transmission Report'

How Simon Armitage writes about climate change in 'Futurama'

How Simon Armitage writes about the world in 'Resistance' and 'Out of the Blue'

Writing about the self and the world with Simon Armitage

In this unit, pupils learn more about how to read and write poetry by listening to words of wisdom from the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. They read a range of his poems about his life and the wider world, and start to write increasingly poetically in response to them.

Simon Armitage: writing your world

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Armitage suggests that 'Give' is a poem about which of the following?

encourage people to take care of themselves

Armitage's 'All Right?' was commissioned as part of a campaign to do which of the following?

'To handle something skilfully' is the definition of which of the following?

Armitage suggests that when writing a poem he is thinking about __________.

'A formal request to do a special piece of work' is the definition of which word beginning with 'c'?

Armitage suggests that he tries to __________ people of where they are and what's happening throughout his poetry.

'The act of doing or saying something again' is the definition of which word beginning with 'r'?

'A story or a description of a series of events' is the definition of which of the following?

'An organised course of action to achieve a goal' is the definition of which of the following?

'The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next' is the definition of which of the following?

To reassure someone means to do which of the following?

Starter Quiz

Simon Armitage is the laureate.