Simon Armitage
Known for: Writing
Born: May 25, 1963 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
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Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Self
2013
Drama
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Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Host
2010
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Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Self
2014
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Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015
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The Pendle Witch Child
Himself - Presenter
2011
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BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
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Speeches That Shook the World
Self - Presenter
2013
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A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021
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Simon Armitage Writing Poems
Self
2012
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The Making of King Arthur
2010
Documentary
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Art That Made Us
Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
2022
Documentary
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Winter Walks
Self
2021
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Building Sights
Self - Presenter
1988
Documentary
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Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017
Comedy
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Modern Times
1995
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Climate of Change
Writer
2010
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The Not Dead
Writer
2007
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The Raft of the Medusa
Writer
2015
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Out of the Blue
Writer
2006
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Songbirds
Writer
2007
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Drinking for England
Writer
1998
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Feltham Sings
Writer
2003
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Last Words
Writer
2017
Romance