Paper Aeroplane by Simon Armitage Clive James a moment of reconciliation can

a moment of reconciliation can be born

death and resurrection of language itself

Daljit Nagra was captivated by his grandparents' Punjabi version as a child

a missing woman: time and narrative bend and interlock across a play of poetic forms and voices to make one story of love and loss

Paper Aeroplane by Simon Armitage Clive James a moment of reconciliation canWhen Simon Armitage burst on to the poetry scene in 1989 with his spectacular debut Zoom!, readers were introduced to an exceptional new talent who would reshape the landscape of contemporary poetry in the years to come. Now, twenty five years on, Simon Armitage's reputation as one of the nation's most original, most respected and best loved poets seems secure. Paper Aeroplane: Poems 1989 2014 is the author's own selection from across a quarter