what is your interpretation to this poem? i'd like to knw YOUR views. thanks.?

Question

About His Person by Simon Armitage. to read, please go on to teh link below.
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/about-his-person/

Answer 1

The poem has an overwhelming feeling of anger and disinterest. The short stanzas indicate a lack of emotional attachment to the subject however the words used show us a feeling of betrayal and ending "Slashed, stopped, final" also the inclusion of the flower carnation is especially strong as it relates to funerals as the traditional flower used. We assume that it is a marriage break up when we read about the ring, and a long marriage as well as the skin underneath is white. So the end tone is one of sadness. We feel alone at the end of the poem it's short nature and ending line"That was everything" so we than question the nature of the break up, was it his fault, or his wife's, or has something more unfortunate happened. "In his own and" would indicate that he may either be holding a note or he may have written it himself. To me it is ambiguous and am not really sure how the marriage ended, but it seems a shame

Ah, I enjoyed that i haven't done it for a while. Sorry if it was no help at all

Answer 2

An honestly beautiful poem. My interpretation is that the mountains are a granite metaphor for time itself. Your words brought to mind a poem by Li Po, who was born over 1,300 years ago: The birds have vanished into the sky, and now the last cloud drains away. We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains. His poem would at first seem to echo yours but to me they prove another point. When we create we touch with the immortal within us, even if our creation bemoans our own mortality. Li Po's poem has been remembered for all these centuries, admittedly a mere moment to a mountain, because his words of mortality have proven truth to be immortal. Your words are likewise timeless because it is not death you'll one day grasp, but eternity.

Answer 3

A tedious predictable poem written in an horrible metre. I shall ensure that I never wast time reading a Simon Armitage poem again.

Answer 4

I would take it as a dead man, who most likely killed himself from what a couple of lines there said. It seems like something the police or forensics have written, stating everything that was on him at the time of death. Or else just from a non-entity point of view. If that makes sense, lol.

Answer 5

I like this poem, I'm not a highly educated person, just someone who knows what i like.
In my opinion this man is the owner of only what he holds. Everything else has been lost to him.

The thing that i LOVE about this poem is that it is all open to our own interpretation. We can make our own background and story.

Thank you for introducing me to this poem. x x x

Answer 6

It is about a man who has split from his wife and has commit suicide
everything was coming to an end and becoming too much, ie, final demands
library card expiring
He's been there a while because his self winding watch has stopped, meaning he hasnt moved his wrist

Answer 7

I really like this poem. To me it is describing a man who has been found dead. He had commited suicide when it all became too much. Now someone, perhaps a police officer or a family member has found him and thinks about all these things.

Answer 8

I liked this poem, to me it is about a man who has presumably killed himself (as he is holding his final demand). It is implied his wife has left him and i just think it is well written. Its depressing, yes, but in a subtle, quiet sort of way. hope ive helped!

Answer 9

Just another example of a good man gone west ensnared, exploited, and cast out by the monstrous regiment of women.

Answer 10

I think it sounds like a man who has committed suicide - possibly after his wife left him. Its quite depressing but at the same time very moving. I like it.