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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tobi Thomas

Simon Armitage savours spring ‘ecstasy and melancholy’ on World Poetry Day

Armitage’s poem pays tribute to the plum tree.
Armitage’s poem pays tribute to the plum tree. Photograph: Ferdinand Ostrop/AP

The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has written a new poem which pays homage to spring, in celebration of World Poetry Day.

Plum Tree Among the Skyscrapers is the first in a collection of poems inspired by blossom and commissioned by the National Trust. Its publication marks the beginning of the Trust’s annual blossom campaign, in which the charity will vow to bring blossom back to landscapes across the UK by planting 20m trees by 2030 to help tackle both the climate and nature crises.

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