New Cemetery by Simon Armitage games He hates the idea of

He hates the idea of her moving away

where Assyrian kings had their images carved into stone

It should be a welcoming hug when you return and should feel easy to be in

reveal our priorities and ambitions

New Cemetery by Simon Armitage games He hates the idea ofPOETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION The Poet Laureate makes peace with the dead in this highly imaginative and wide ranging new collection. The conversion of a local natural beauty spot into a municipal graveyard is the starting point for New Cemetery. From regular walks around the boundary near his moorland home in West Yorkshire, Simon Armitage chronicles the extraordinary transformation of landscape both outer and inner. These luminous and wry poems