Simon Armitage [929491] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.141 Birthplace: Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK Birthday: 1963-05-26 Age: 62 years Movies: 10 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. A Pandemic Poem:2021-06-10 Ted Hughes: Stro2015-10-10 Great Poets: In 2014-08-10 Dylan Thomas: A 2014-01-01 Speeches That Sh2013-11-06 Simon Armitage W2012-03-08 The Pendle Witch2011-08-17 Gods and Monster2010-11-08 The Making of Ki2010-08-17 BBC Four Present2009-06-04