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Cloudcuckooland (Paperback)

by Simon Armitage (Author)

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Paperback: 1 pages
Publisher: Faber and Faber; Rev. ed edition (2 Sep 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0571224105
ISBN-13: 978-0571224104
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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In 1996, Simon Armitage bought a powerful Russian telescope and began to inspect the night sky from his West Yorkshire home. The sequence of short poems in the middle of this book must have something to do with that new interest, each receiving its classical title from one of the constellations, while turning out to be less concerned with pure astronomy than with moments in the life of the poet's mind. Celestial themes loom large elsewhere, with a number of what could be called religious poems towards the beginning of the book, and a play based on events around a total eclipse of the sun at the end. This dramatic tour de force was commissioned by the National Theatre, for performance by children, and confirmed Armitage as one of our true poetic experimenters - ceaselessly exploring and capable of making his stylistic advances without ever losing the confidence of his audience.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not The Best Simon Armitage Collection, 8 Mar 2005

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Compared to some of his other collections such as Zoom! and Dead Sea Scrolls,this just isn't on par with his better collections. To be fair, there are some good poems such as 'Taurus' and 'Capricorn'
But some of them such as 'Aquarius' are a little weak and the addition of the play seems a little out of sync with the whole book.

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