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Simon Armitage

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62 Years Old

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.

Born

Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK on 26th May 1963

All Credits

Richard Osman's House of Games Image
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
Building Sights Image
Building Sights
Self - Presenter
Winter Walks Image
Winter Walks
Self
Art That Made Us Image
Art That Made Us
Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
The Pendle Witch Child Image
The Pendle Witch Child
Himself - Presenter
Great Poets: In Their Own Words Image
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Self
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Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Host
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death Image
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
Speeches That Shook the World Image
Speeches That Shook the World
Self - Presenter
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Image
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Self
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A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
The Making of King Arthur Image
The Making of King Arthur
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Simon Armitage Writing Poems
Self