Standing Somewhere: Poems of Power, People and the Everyday - Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage presents a selection of poems that trace the quiet fault lines running through contemporary life - power and precarity, conflict and care, the ordinary moments where big forces press against small human stories.

His work reveals how every poem emerges from a particular standpoint: a landscape walked, a memory carried, a voice overheard, a conviction felt.

In this special festival reading, Armitage reflects on how perspective shapes the poet's eye and how acknowledging where we stand can illuminate the overlooked, deepen our sense of connection, and help us navigate a world that often feels fractured.

Blending wit, clarity and emotional precision, he offers poems that speak from somewhere and invites us to consider our own place in the picture.Followed by book-signing.