Simon Armitage has translated a number of medieval poems into modern English, including “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “The Death of King Arthur” (an anonymous work, not Malory’s long prose ...
Some people sail through their appointment as poet laureate with little to write about. Not so Simon Armitage, whose first five years as UK poet laureate have been remarkably busy. The 61-year-old ...
Simon Armitage's latest poetry collection, "Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid," winds down with a touch of bravado, publishing a penultimate verse that is, at first, completely unreadable. The ...
It is a measure of Simon Armitage’s dedication to his work — and indeed all aspects of his life — that he has given up time from a rare holiday to do an interview with the Irish Examiner on Zoom.
Pink Floyd have revealed a video of a brand new poem commemorating the band by the UK's Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. The poem itself forms part of the collectors' ephemera that is included in the ...
On a sparkling spring evening I drive to the crest of a moorland road, and marvel at the barren beauty of the upper Colne Valley, before descending to Marsden, the Pennine town cradled under its ...
Acclaimed poet laureate Simon Armitage has slammed the BBC over its 'bewildering' decision to cancel his well-received Radio 4 programme, which boasted the likes of King Charles and JK Rowling as its ...
Simon Armitage returns to Radio 4 for a second series of The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed, with guests including Johnny Marr, Jo Whiley, Imtiaz Dharker, JK Rowling and more For too long I’ve ...
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