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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.
Movie Appearances
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
as Self
2014
5.5
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
as Host
2010
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
as Self
2014
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015
8.0
The Pendle Witch Child
as Himself - Presenter
2011
9.0
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
Speeches That Shook the World
as Self - Presenter
2013
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
as Self
2012
8.0
The Making of King Arthur
2010
