Simon Armitage
Writing
Born May 26, 1963 in 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.
Filmography
Art That Made Us
Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
Winter Walks
Self
Last Words
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Self
Speeches That Shook the World
Self - Presenter
The Pendle Witch Child
Himself - Presenter
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Host
The Making of King Arthur
Climate of Change
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Not Dead
Out of the Blue
Celebrity Mastermind
Drinking for England
Modern Times
Building Sights
Self - Presenter