
About
Simon Armitage
Overview
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
Acting |
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2021 | A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go? | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2015 | Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2014 | Great Poets: In Their Own Words | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2014 | Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2013 | Speeches That Shook the World | Actor | Self - Presenter | N/A N/A |
2012 | Simon Armitage Writing Poems | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2011 | The Pendle Witch Child | Actor | Himself - Presenter | 59 Average |
2010 | Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey | Actor | Host | 58 Average |
2010 | The Making of King Arthur | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2009 | BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Actor | 59 Average |
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Writing |
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2021 | A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go? | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2017 | Last Words | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2015 | Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2015 | The Raft of the Medusa | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
2010 | Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
2010 | The Making of King Arthur | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2010 | Climate of Change | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2009 | BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
2007 | The Not Dead | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2007 | Songbirds | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2006 | Out of the Blue | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2003 | Feltham Sings | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1998 | Drinking for England | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |