Simon Armitage

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.

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5 collaborations (as Director; Producer)

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2 collaborations (as Director of Photography)

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2 collaborations (as Executive Producer; Other)

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Simon Fisher-Turner

1 collaboration (as Music)

Richard Curson Smith

1 collaboration (as Director)

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1 collaboration

Roles

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Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death (2015)

Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide (2014)

The Pendle Witch Child (2011)

Himself - Presenter

Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey (2010)

BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2009)

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