Simon Armitage

Writing

Born: 1963-05-26
From: Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

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.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 0 nominated

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PEN Award for Poetry in Translation

2017
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Cholmondeley Award

2013
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honorary doctorate

2011
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Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry

2010
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

2004
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Eric Gregory Award

1988
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire