Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage
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.
Known For
Writer
2021
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
as Writer
2017
Last Words
as Writer
2015
The Raft of the Medusa
as Writer
2015
2010
Climate of Change
as Writer
2010
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
as Writer
2009
2007
The Not Dead
as Writer
2007
Songbirds
as Writer
2006
Out of the Blue
as Writer
2003
Feltham Sings
as Writer
1998
Drinking for England
as Writer
Actor
2022
Art That Made Us
as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
2021
Winter Walks
as Self
2017
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist
2014
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
as Self
2014
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
as Self
2013
Speeches That Shook the World
as Self - Presenter
2011
The Pendle Witch Child
as Himself - Presenter
2010
1988
Building Sights
as Self - Presenter