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Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage
  • Name: Simon Armitage
  • Birthday: 1963-05-26
  • Place of birth: Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Popularity: 0.871
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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Title Release date
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go? 2021-06-10
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death 2015-10-10
Great Poets: In Their Own Words 2014-08-10
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide   as  Self 2014-01-01
Speeches That Shook the World   as  Self - Presenter 2013-11-06
The Pendle Witch Child   as  Himself - Presenter 2011-08-17
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey   as  Host 2010-11-08
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 2009-06-04