Simon Armitage

Writing

Born 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 Geo…

Known for

Celebrity Mastermind

2003

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017

Modern Times

1995

Building Sights

1988

Art That Made Us

2022

The Pendle Witch Child

2011

Winter Walks

2021

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014

Acting(16)

2022Art That Made UsSelf - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016

2021A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?

Film

2021Winter WalksSelf