Simon Armitage
May 26, 1963 (61 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2022 · Art That Made Us as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
- 2021 · A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go? as
- 2021 · Winter Walks as Self
- 2017 · Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
- 2015 · Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death as
- 2014 · Great Poets: In Their Own Words as
- 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 · Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey as Host
- 2009 · BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as
- 1988 · Building Sights as Self - Presenter