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Queenhood" is a poem written by the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Simon Armitage, to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tim Adams, writing for The Observer , described the poem as a tribute that "came close to capturing something of the unique service and strangeness of [the Queen's] life".
Armitage was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, [2] [3] and grew up in the village of Marsden, where his family still live. [4] He has an older sister, Hilary. His father Peter was a former electrician, probation officer and firefighter who was well known locally for writing plays and pantomimes for his all-male panto group, The Avalanche Dodg
The 48 poems in the collection, structured as a single list, include: "Kid" – the title poem, this is spoken by Batman's companion Robin. [6] "Brassneck" – the story of two thieves attempting to steal from a crowd at a football game. [8] "At Sea" [8] "Robinson's Resignation" – the story of a businessman. [8]
Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems is a 2020 collection of poems by the English poet Simon Armitage. All 50 of the poems, written throughout his career, relate to places in his home village of Marsden, West Yorkshire. The book contains maps of the village, showing where each poem is situated.
Such was the popular mood (remember the queues across the bridges near Westminster Abbey) that the words of the poem, so plain as scarcely to be poetic, seemed to strike a chord. Not since Auden 's ' Stop All the Clocks ' in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral had a piece of funerary verse made such an impression on the nation.
he tales were scrubbed further and the Disney princesses -- frail yet occasionally headstrong, whenever the trait could be framed as appealing — were born. In 1937, . Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" was released to critical acclaim, paving the way for future on-screen adaptations of classic tales.
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Poet Laureate of Kentucky Silas House recites a poem during the second inauguration of Gov. Andy Beshear at the capitol in Frankfort, Ky, December 12, 2023. (Silas Walker/swalker@herald-leader.com)