It reminds me to say that staying local should never be about looking at the world through a closed window, but about making a home then throwing the doors open and inviting the world in. Simon Armitage closedoorhome Change image and share on social
If you were going to choose a way of making your way in this world and a place to start from, you might not choose poetry and you might not choose Huddersfield. Simon Armitage choosehuddersfieldmake Change image and share on social
I have to make myself write, sometimes. In the space between poems, you somehow forget how to do it, where to begin. It was good to be task - based for a while. I just came downstairs each day, picked the one I was going to do that day, and wrote. Simon Armitage basebeginday share on social
People who read poetry, for example, like the feel, the heft and the smell of a book. Simon Armitage bookfeelheft Change image and share on social
Occasionally it's been a long and bumpy road - one I'm still travelling - but I've always felt like my home town has been solidly behind me and I'm both grateful and proud. Simon Armitage bumpyfeltgrateful Change image and share on social
