Simon Armitage
Born: 1963-05-26 in Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Writing
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
2022
- Art That Made Us as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
2021
2017
- Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
- Last Words ... (Writer)
2015
- Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
- Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster ... (Writer)
- The Raft of the Medusa ... (Writer)
2014
- Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide as Self
- Great Poets: In Their Own Words as Self
2013
- Speeches That Shook the World as Self - Presenter
2012
- Simon Armitage Writing Poems as Self
2011
- The Pendle Witch Child as Himself - Presenter
2010
- Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey as Host
- The Making of King Arthur
- Climate of Change ... (Writer)
2007
- Songbirds ... (Writer)
- The Not Dead ... (Writer)
2006
- Out of the Blue ... (Writer)
2003
- Feltham Sings ... (Writer)
1998
- Drinking for England ... (Writer)
1995
- Modern Times ... (Writer)
1988
- Building Sights as Self - Presenter