Simon Armitage
- Writing
- May 26, 1963 · Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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
Filmography
- Art That Made Us · Self
- A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go? · Writer
- Winter Walks · Self
- Last Words · Writer
- House of Games · Self
- Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster · Writer
- Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
- The Raft of the Medusa · Writer
- Great Poets: In Their Own Words · Self
- Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide · Self
- Speeches That Shook the World · Self
- Simon Armitage Writing Poems · Self
- The Pendle Witch Child · Self
- Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey · Host, Writer
- The Making of King Arthur · Writer
- Climate of Change · Writer
- Upgrade Me · Writer
- BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight · Writer
- The Not Dead · Writer
- Songbirds · Writer
- Out of the Blue · Writer
- Celebrity Mastermind
- Feltham Sings · Writer
- Drinking for England · Writer
- Modern Times · Writer
- Building Sights · Self
- The South Bank Show