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• Post modern theory- inclusion of marginalized voices or historically marginalized
• Post modern beliefs the idea of accepting the fragmentation
• Pluralization of voices, democratization in the poetry scene
• Contemporary poetry is “porous”, it is susceptible to change
• Poet laureate, commissioned by the royalty
• He blurs the serious distinction between royalty and mundane life, also blurs the distinction between poetry and music, so it conveys the post modern interest at high and low
• he wants us to question the idea that poetry is a high form of art
• he undermines hierarchy between art forms
• he writes his poems on everyday object
• Poetry cannot be apart from daily life
• Known for his humor as it is from rural side of UK as “northern”. Even northern people cannot relate sometimes because it is inside jokes that he uses it with his friends etc and most of them masculine jokes
• Current poet laureate of UK, he writes his own experiences, born in Yorkshire Hutterfield?
• Critical regionalism* (important) and globalization
• Focusing his birth place. he started writing while he was 10. his poems did not feature best in the school. any time he finishes a poem he feels like a revenge on his teachers. (felt)
• His dad is an important figure in his life, probation officer, assigned to control, “Zoom” a poem collection
• Geography bachelor degree. he focuses on local culture. his first poetry collection named “human geography”
• The Scare Mongers band
• Critical Regionalism emerged in architecture first. emphasis towards to modern. local particularities
• not a total rejection of modernity or technological developments
• The Hybrid in construction buildings
• modern architecture is almost everywhere local architecture emphasis
• local or spatial differences= globalization
• We need to accept those differences?
• Critical regionalism opposes modernity over local particularities (in architecture)
• Post modernism modernity x local specifications
• identity is constructed by discourses
• identity formation
• progression based on reason
• erases cultural differences
• being open to changes
• duality and democracy
• Contemporary poets deal with everyday activities in their poem. Local and spatial
• it opposes globalization
• London represents dominant culture
• “What I like, our differences”
• Form is strange that we do not come across, because it is prosaic. lines and stanzas
• This poem is like a letter.
• London is personified
• Is prose poetry paradoxical in this poem?
• Poetry written in verse
• Why do we have prose poetry in contemporary poetry?
• It is challenging the traditional ideas of the nature poetry
• Challenges the hierarchy between prose and poetry
• “How proud I call you a friend”
• affectionately= refers to a close relation
• “Restraining order” complicated relationship, toxic
• Draconian= extreme
• Swank= luxury in northern dialect
• Local colors
• Threat within the context of critical regionalism?
• “I am not filing custody” he rejects grand narratives
• Escarpments= yokuş?
• Yours Affectionately= he respects the culture of London and he reminds his name and his place to emphasize his local identity

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📚 Simon Armitage – Poetic Philosophy and Contemporary Context

I. Introduction: A Poet of the People

Simon Armitage, the current Poet Laureate of the UK, is one of the most important figures in contemporary British poetry. His work is defined by:

• A deep regional consciousness (especially tied to Huddersfield, Yorkshire)
• A commitment to democratizing poetry
• Blurring the boundaries between high and low culture
• A postmodern skepticism toward hierarchies, identity, and tradition.

II. Postmodernist Framework

1. Fragmentation and Pluralism

• Armitage’s poetry embraces fragmentation, discontinuity, and the pluralization of voices—hallmarks of postmodern literature.
• He resists singular "truths" or grand narratives, instead offering local, personal, and marginalized perspectives.

Example: His use of prose poetry and everyday diction challenges the traditional boundaries of poetic form.

2. Challenging Artistic Hierarchies

• Postmodernism undermines elitist conceptions of art—Armitage embodies this by:
• He blurs distinctions between:

III. Critical Regionalism

1. Concept

• A term borrowed from architecture, Critical Regionalism:

2. Application in Armitage’s Work

• He foregrounds Yorkshire landscapes, vernacular speech, and northern masculinity. </aside>