Simon Armitage
Writing
- Born
- May 26, 1963 (age 63) · Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
November 8, 2010
Drinking for England
October 27, 1998
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
June 4, 2009
The Making of King Arthur
August 17, 2010
Climate of Change
May 12, 2010
The Not Dead
November 12, 2007
Out of the Blue
September 11, 2006
Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster
October 11, 2015
Last Words
November 10, 2017
Upgrade Me
September 28, 2009
Behind the camera14
- 2021A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go? Writer
- 2017Last Words Writer
- 2015Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster Writer
- 2015The Raft of the Medusa Writer
- 2010Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey Writer
- 2010The Making of King Arthur Writer
- 2010Climate of Change Writer
- 2009Upgrade Me Writer
- 2009BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Writer
- 2007The Not Dead