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1 day ago · A regular broadcaster, Armitage presents the popular BBC Radio 4 series The Poet Laureate has Gone to his Shed.He also writes, records and performs with the band LYR (Land Yacht Regatta).
Jul 1, 2024 · Simon Robert Armitage, CBE, FRSL (born 26 May 1963) 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.
3 days ago · Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems. by Simon Armitage. As a poet reviewing someone else’s poetry, I am acutely aware of how interpretation can be a massively subjective undertaking and as such, possibly at odds with the intentions and motivations driving the work.
Jun 18, 2024 · We discuss the poem's chequered history and a variety of translations by Simon Armitage, J.R.R. Tolkien, Marie Borroff and Dr Shaw himself. We also take a look at some of the film, TV and radio adaptations of the poem, the most recent of which is The Green Knight (2021), starring Dev Patel.
Jun 14, 2024 · As implied by his own lyricism, the singer prefers poetry to novels – “chewy words you can sit with and savour; a series of events leaves me cold.” So it’s Seamus Heaney, Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy and his current favourite, Brit-nominated rapper Little Simz.
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5 days ago · Catch the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, reading and in conversation at East Riding Theatre when he joins writer and producer Dave Windass to discuss what Armitage calls the ‘twilight zone’ where poetry and song lyric converge.
Jun 27, 2024 · To mark the mid-point of Simon Armitage’s Poet Laureateship, join us online for a special evening of conversation and readings live from The Bindery. Simon will discuss some key projects as Laureate and read from recent work including Blossomise, a collaboration with the National Trust in celebration of their annual blossom campaign.
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