Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1963-05-26
Place of Birth
Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Panellist
The Pendle Witch Child
as Himself - Presenter
Art That Made Us
as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
Winter Walks
as Self
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
as Host
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
as Self
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
as Self
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
Speeches That Shook the World
as Self - Presenter