That heart had been an apple once, they reckoned. Green. Th… - Simon Armitage

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That heart had been an apple once, they reckoned. Green.
They had a scheme to plant an apple there again
beginning with a pip, but he rejected it.

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Simon Armitage (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright and novelist from Huddersfield. A selection of his poetry forms part of the GCSE syllabus for English Literature.

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Alternative Names: Simon Robert Armitage

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That heart had been an apple once, they reckoned. Green. They had a scheme to plant an apple there again beginning with a pip, but he rejected it. - Simon Armitage

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