Simon Armitage
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.
Known For
The Pendle Witch Child
Himself - Presenter
Drinking for England
Writer
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Modern Times
Writer
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
The Making of King Arthur
Winter Walks
Self
Art That Made Us
Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
FlickList VIP
Recommended for you
Filmography
Acting (15)
Movies (10)
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015 Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
2014as Self
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
2014as Self
Speeches That Shook the World
2013as Self - Presenter
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
2012as Self
The Pendle Witch Child
2011as Himself - Presenter
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
2010as Host
The Making of King Arthur
2010
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
Crew (14)
Movies (13)
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021Writer
Last Words
2017Writer
The Raft of the Medusa
2015Writer
Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster
2015Writer
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
2010Writer
The Making of King Arthur
2010Writer
Climate of Change
2010Writer
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009Writer
The Not Dead
2007Writer
Songbirds
2007Writer
Out of the Blue
2006Writer
Feltham Sings
2003Writer
Drinking for England
1998Writer
Television (1)
FlickList VIP
Recommended for you