Simon Armitage
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
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Self
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
Art That Made Us
Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
Building Sights
Self - Presenter
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Winter Walks
Self
Speeches That Shook the World
Self - Presenter
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
Self
The Pendle Witch Child
Himself - Presenter
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Self
The Making of King Arthur
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Host
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist