‘A Wing and a Prayer’: Simon Armitage, Out of the Blue
‘A Wing and a Prayer’: Simon Armitage, Out of the Blue
This chapter discusses Simon Armitage's Out of the Blue, a film-poem written from the point of view of an English futures trader. It shows the use of a skilled actor reading the poem aloud, combined with visual imagery that calls to mind the attacks and creates an often very persuasive representation of 9/11. It also takes a look at the central dilemma for imaginative writers when faced with the huge visual symbolism of the attacks.
Keywords: Simon Armitage, Out of the Blue, film-poem, visual imagery, persuasive representation, imaginative writers, visual symbolism
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