Simon Armitage
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.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1963-05-26 · Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for
- House of Games (2017) — Self - Panellist
- The South Bank Show (1978)
- Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey (2010) — Host
- The Pendle Witch Child (2011) — Himself - Presenter
- Winter Walks (2021) — Self
- The Raft of the Medusa (2015) — Writer
- Art That Made Us (2022) — Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
- Celebrity Mastermind (2003)
- Drinking for England (1998) — Writer
- Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death (2015)
- BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2009)
- The Making of King Arthur (2010)
- Modern Times (1995)
- Songbirds (2007) — Writer
- Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide (2014) — Self
- Great Poets: In Their Own Words (2014) — Self