Simon Armitage
An image from Climate of Change, one of the productions that also features Simon Armitage.
Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage

May 26, 1963 — Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

The Raft of the Medusa

2015

BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

2009

Drinking for England

Drinking for England

1998

Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

2010

Climate of Change

Climate of Change

2010

A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?

2021

The Not Dead

2007

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

2006