91热爆

Over the course of six short clips, Simon Armitage goes behind the scenes of some of his most famous poems.

These clips are from the 91热爆 series Simon Armitage: Writing Poems.

Suitable for: KS3 and GCSE English Literature in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland and National 4/5 in Scotland.

Simon Armitage on his poem 'A Vision' video

Simon Armitage reads his poem 鈥楢 Vision鈥 and discusses the inspiration, themes, structure and vocabulary that went into creating it.

 Simon Armitage on his poem 'A Vision'

Simon Armitage on his poem 'Give' video

Simon Armitage reads and analyses his poem 鈥楪ive鈥, looking at both its surface and deeper meanings.

Simon Armitage on his poem 'Give'

Harmonium' by Simon Armitage. video

Simon Armitage reads his own poem 鈥楬armonium鈥, and analyses the inspiration, themes and language he used in creating it.

Harmonium' by Simon Armitage

Out of the Blue' by Simon Armitage. video

Simon Armitage reads his own poem 鈥極ut of the Blue鈥, and talks about why he wrote it.

Out of the Blue' by Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage on his poem 'The Clown Punk鈥 video

Simon Armitage reads his poem 鈥楾he Clown Punk鈥 and analyses the themes, ideas and language it contains.

Simon Armitage on his poem 'The Clown Punk鈥

Simon Armitage on his poem 'The Manhunt' video

Simon Armitage analyses the themes and ideas behind 鈥楾he Manhunt鈥 and considers the language it uses, accompanied by a reading of the poem.

Simon Armitage on his poem 'The Manhunt'