When was manhunt by Simon armitage written?

Answer 1

The poem comes from a collection called 'The Undead'. It is the exploration of the relationships between a married couple after the husband returns from war and has been injured. There is plenty of imagery in the opening section of the poem to suggest that the injury is physical although we realise as the poem goes on that this injury is both physical and emotional as the wife begins to get to the bottom of the changes in the relationship between the husband and her. It is apparently an exploration based on a real example of men coming home from war.

Answer 2

The Manhunt' was originally aired as part of a Channel 4 documentary, Forgotten Heroes: The Not Dead, in which 'the painful truth of lives damaged beyond help is made meaningful for the rest of us' (Joan Bakewell). In the film 'The Manhunt' is read by Laura, wife of Eddie Beddoes, who served as a peace-keeper in Bosnia before being discharged due to injury and depression. The poem describes the human cost of the conflict as it describes her experience on her husband's return and the effect on their relationship of the physical and mental scars that he bore.

Answer 3

"Manhunt" by Simon Armitage was published in 2007 as part of his collection of poems called "Seeing Stars."