Simon Armitage
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'''Simon Robert Armitage''' (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed [[Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom|Poet Laureate]] on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the [[University of Leeds]]. |
'''Simon Robert Armitage''' (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed [[Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom|Poet Laureate]] on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the [[University of Leeds]]. |
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He has published over 20 collections of poetry, starting with ''[[Zoom! (poetry book)|Zoom!]]'' in 1989. Many of his poems concern his home town in [[West Yorkshire]]; these are collected in ''[[Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems]]''. He has translated classic poems including the [[Alliterative Morte Arthure|Alliterative ''Morte Arthure'']], ''[[Pearl (poem)|Pearl]]'', and ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]''. He has written several travel books including ''Moon Country'' and ''[[Walking Home: Travels with a Troubadour on the Pennine Way]]''. He has edited poetry [[Anthology|anthologies]] including one on the work of [[Ted Hughes]]. He has participated in numerous television and radio documentaries, dramatisations, and travelogues. |
He has published over 20 collections of poetry, starting with ''[[Zoom! (poetry book)|Zoom!]]'' in 1989. Many of his poems concern his home town in [[West Yorkshire]]; these are collected in ''[[Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems]]''. He has translated classic poems including the ''[[Odyssey]]'', the [[Alliterative Morte Arthure|Alliterative ''Morte Arthure'']], ''[[Pearl (poem)|Pearl]]'', and ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]''. He has written several travel books including ''Moon Country'' and ''[[Walking Home: Travels with a Troubadour on the Pennine Way]]''. He has edited poetry [[Anthology|anthologies]] including one on the work of [[Ted Hughes]]. He has participated in numerous television and radio documentaries, dramatisations, and travelogues. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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