Armitage calls his piece a ‘refracted version of what is coming at us in obscene images through the news’Read Resistance by Simon ArmitageThe poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has written a poem about the invasion of Ukraine and the pain of displacement, as a mark of solidarity with those under fire.Resistance was written over a few days against a backdrop of harrowing television footage of Ukrainians fleeing bombardment and shooting. Continue reading…
Armitage calls his piece a ‘refracted version of what is coming at us in obscene images through the news’
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has written a poem about the invasion of Ukraine and the pain of displacement, as a mark of solidarity with those under fire.
Resistance was written over a few days against a backdrop of harrowing television footage of Ukrainians fleeing bombardment and shooting.