Simon Armitage has translated a number of medieval poems into modern English, including “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “The Death of King Arthur” (an anonymous work, not Malory’s long prose ...

Some people sail through their appointment as poet laureate with little to write about. Not so Simon Armitage, whose first five years as UK poet laureate have been remarkably busy. The 61-year-old ...

Simon Armitage's latest poetry collection, "Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid," winds down with a touch of bravado, publishing a penultimate verse that is, at first, completely unreadable. The ...

It is a measure of Simon Armitage’s dedication to his work — and indeed all aspects of his life — that he has given up time from a rare holiday to do an interview with the Irish Examiner on Zoom.

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is embarking on the next leg of his 10-year tour of the UK’s libraries, visiting L to M Libraries. Each spring this decade, Armitage is giving readings in libraries across ...

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Pink Floyd have revealed a video of a brand new poem commemorating the band by the UK's Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. The poem itself forms part of the collectors' ephemera that is included in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary culture and the arts. Armitage hints at this with his title, pluralizing Philip as ‘The Patriarchs,’ ...

One episode of the popular show even featured King Charles BBC star Simon Armitage has branded the BBC’s decision to ditch his hit potting shed series “bewildering”. Simon, the Poet Laureate, lashed ...

Simon Armitage returns to Radio 4 for a second series of The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed, with guests including Johnny Marr, Jo Whiley, Imtiaz Dharker, JK Rowling and more For too long I’ve ...

It's been a scuffle of candidate platforms, fickle endorsements and even a few dignified bouts of mud-slinging — and for once, the hubbub had nothing to do with American politics. In fact, it featured ...