Simon Armitage

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Born

1963

Works

56

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Film & TV

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

• Art That Made Us — Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 20162022
• A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?2021
• Winter Walks — Self2021
• Richard Osman's House of Games — Self - Panellist2017
• Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death2015
• Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide — Self2014
• Great Poets: In Their Own Words — Self2014
• Speeches That Shook the World — Self - Presenter2013
• Simon Armitage Writing Poems — Self2012
• The Pendle Witch Child — Himself - Presenter2011

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Listeners

3,055

Total plays

9,957

Simon Armitage (born in Huddersfield on May 26, 1963) is a British poet, playwright, and novelist. Academic history Armitage first studied at Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite, Huddersfield. He then went on to study geography at the University of Portsmouth, before lecturing on creative writing at both the University of Leeds and at the University of Iowa's writers' workshop. He is currently a senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Simon+Arm

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Simon

Family name

Armitage

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Huddersfield

Occupation

novelist

Educated at

Victoria University of Manchester

Employer

University of Oxford

Languages spoken

English language

Official website

www.simonarmitage.com

Image

Simon Armitage in 2009.jpg

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