Simon Armitage
Writing • Born 1963-05-26
Writing1Marsden, 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.
Filmography
15 credits
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Movie • 2014
Self
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Movie • 2010
Host
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Movie • 2014
Self
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
Movie • 2015
The Pendle Witch Child
Movie • 2011
Himself - Presenter
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Movie • 2009
Speeches That Shook the World
Movie • 2013
Self - Presenter
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
Movie • 2021
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
Movie • 2012
Self
The Making of King Arthur
Movie • 2010
Art That Made Us
TV • 2022
Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
Winter Walks
TV • 2021
Self
Building Sights
TV • 1988
Self - Presenter
Richard Osman's House of Games
TV • 2017
Self - Panellist
Modern Times
TV • 1995