Simon Armitage
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1963-05-26
Place of Birth: Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Simon Robert Armitage, CBE, FRSL is an English poet, playwright and novelist who was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is also professor of poetry at the University of Leeds and succeeded Geoffrey Hill as Oxford Professor of Poetry when he was elected to the four year part time appointment from 2015–2019.
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Known For
1978The South Bank Show
2017House of Games
2003Celebrity Mastermind
1995Modern Times
2022Art That Made Us
1988Building Sights
2021Winter Walks
2014Great Poets: In Their Own Words
2013Speeches That Shook the World
2011The Pendle Witch Child
2010Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
2015Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2010The Making of King Arthur
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
2009