Can anyone give me websites which have the poems- 1)Hitcher by Simon Armitage 2)Stealing by Carol Anne Duffy?

Question

I don't need a summary of what the poems are about, just the actual poems. I can't find them anywhere. Thanks

Answer 1

Hi, I have tried everywhere for the Hitcher poem, no luck I'm afraid. I do have a copy of Stealing by Carol Anne Duffy, so I am typing it for you. Hope that is of some help. I would suggest that you get to a library or Waterstone's to write out or photocopy Armitage's poem. It may be the quickest option!

Stealing.

The most unusual thing I ever stole? A snowman.
Midnight. He looked magnificent; a tall, white mute
beneath the winter moon. I wanted him, a mate
with a mind as cold as the slice of ice
within my own brain. I started with the head.

Better off dead than giving in, not taking
what you want. He weighed a ton; his torso,
frozen stiff, hugged to my chest, a fierce chill
piercing my gut. Part of the thrill was knowing
that children would cry in the morning. Life's tough.

Sometimes I steal things I don't need. I joy-ride cars
to nowhere, break into houses just to have a look.
I'm a mucky ghost, leave a mess, maybe pinch a camera.
I watch my gloved hand twisting the doorknob.
A stranger's bedroom. Mirrors. I sigh like this - Aah.

It took some time. Reassembled in the yard,
he didn't look the same. I took a run
and booted him. Again. Again. My breath ripped out
in rags. It seems daft now. Then I was standing
alone amongst lumps of snow, sick of the world.

Boredom. Mostly I'm so bored I could eat myself.
One time, I stole a guitar and thought I might
learn to play. I nicked a bust of Shakespeare once,
flogged it, but the snowman was strangest.
You don't understand a work I'm saying, do you?

Carol Ann Duffy.

Answer 2

Try looking on the exam board web site. I think these poems are from the AQA anthology

Julie

Answer 3

As these are both GCSE poems.....why not try BBC bitesize?
there are other websites...such as contemporary poets (think that's the name,) but guessing you want a critique of some kind

Answer 4

no idea.