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Delving into the landscapes and politics of 20th and 21st century Yorkshire,
Modern and Contemporary Yorkshire Poetry asks: what
is Yorkshire poetry? In other words, what is it that connects poems by Larkin, Hughes, Armitage and Mort, whilst setting them apart from poetry of other UK regions?
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Credits Page
Introduction
Chapter 1: Places, People, and Narrative Perspectives in Philip Larkin's East Yorkshire
Chapter 2: Place and Identity in Modern and Contemporary Poetry from East Yorkshire
Chapter 3: Cultural Histories and Personal Identities in Ted Hughes's West Yorkshire Poetry
Chapter 4: Personal, Political and Place-Based Identities in Modern and Contemporary South Yorkshire Poetry
Chapter 5: (Re)Defining Place-Based Identities in Simon Armitage's Writing from and of West Yorkshire
Chapter 6: Identities, Stereotypes and Legacies of Place in Modern and Contemporary West Yorkshire Poetry
Chapter 7: Identity and the Politics of Brexit in Matt Abbott's West Yorkshire
Conclusions
Index
About the author
Kyra Piperides is a researcher of place and politics in modern and contemporary poetry. Kyra studied at the University of Hull, where she gained her bachelor's and master's degrees, then at the University of York for her PhD. She is a trustee of the Philip Larkin Society and editor of the journal
About Larkin. Kyra has a PGCE and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; she has taught at the University of York, the University of Huddersfield, and various schools and sixth-form colleges in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Kyra is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield.
Summary
Delving into the landscapes and politics of 20th and 21st century Yorkshire, Modern and Contemporary Yorkshire Poetry asks: what is Yorkshire poetry? In other words, what is it that connects poems by Larkin, Hughes, Armitage and Mort, whilst setting them apart from poetry of other UK regions?
