Simon Armitage
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 60 |
| Web site | www.simonarmitage.com |
| Date of birth | May 26,1963 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Huddersfield |
| United Kingdom | |
| Residence | Holme Valley |
| West Yorkshire | |
| England | |
| Spouse | Sue Roberts |
| Plays | The Last Days of Troy |
| The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead | |
| The Odyssey | |
| Children | Emmeline Armitage |
| Movies/Shows | Feltham Sings |
| The Raft of the Medusa | |
| Songbirds | |
| Climate of Change | |
| Awards | PEN Award for Poetry in Translation |
| Lannan Literary Award for Poetry | |
| Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | |
| Official site | simonarmitage.com |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Education | Colne Valley High School |
| University of Portsmouth | |
| Victoria University of Manchester | |
| Alma mater | Portsmouth Polytechnic |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Songs | SongsRomantic Moonlight JazzRomantic Moonlight Jazz · 2020 The ManhuntThe Clown PunkView 25+ more |
| List | Romantic Moonlight JazzRomantic Moonlight Jazz · 2020 |
| Resid | Holme Valley |
| Nominations | PEN Award for Poetry in Translation |
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry | |
| Albums | Call in the Crash Team |
| Original Wedding Music | |
| Genres | Pop |
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| ID | 413910 |
Simon Armitage Life story
Simon Robert Armitage CBE, FRSL is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is professor of poetry at the University of Leeds. He has published over 20 collections of poetry, starting with Zoom! in 1989.
Simon Armitage: Poet laureate on 'life-changing' visit to the Arctic
...By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporterAfter a " life-changing" visit to the Arctic, poet laureate Simon Armitage says poets can convey what s happening with climate change in a way that scientists and journalists can t...
No 10 turned down Larkin, Auden and other poets for laureate job
... Current incumbent Simon Armitage s tenure runs until 2029...
Leeds 2023: Stadium show launches year of culture after Brexit blow
... Locally-born stars including poet laureate Simon Armitage, singer Corinne Bailey Rae and presenter George Webster performed at the Leeds 2023 opening ceremony at Headingley rugby ground...
Leeds 2023: City's year of culture to bring 'lasting legacy'
... Hosted by BBC Sport s Gabby Logan and BBC Radio Leeds Sanchez Payne, the event will see performances from singer Corinne Bailey Rae, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and LYR, The Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North and others...
Queen Elizabeth II: Poet Laureate Simon Armitage marks death of monarch
... Floral Tribute, by Simon Armitage, describes the coming of a September evening and the appearance of a lily as " a token of thanks"...
Simon Armitage pens poem on cancer pill
...Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has had his latest work micro-engraved on to the face of a cancer pill...
Queen Elizabeth II: Poet Laureate Simon Armitage marks death of monarch
The Poet Laureate has written a poem to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth Ii .
Floral Tribute, by Simon Armitage , describes The Coming of a September evening and The Appearance of A Lily as " a token of thanks".
The lily of The Valley was one of the late Queen's favourite flowers, appearing in her coronation bouquet in 1953.
Earlier this year, Armitage wrote another poem, Queenhood, to mark The Queen 's Platinum Jubilee.
In The First stanza of Floral Tribute, Armitage writes of " A Promise made and kept For Life - That was your gift".
The Poem employs the form of a double acrostic - Meaning The First letter of each line spells out Elizabeth when taken together.
Floral Tribute by Simon Armitage :
Source of news: bbc.com
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