Simon Armitage
Simon Robert Armitage 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.
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- Born in
- Huddersfield
- Educated at
- Victoria University of ManchesterUniversity of Portsmouth
- Awards
- 🏆 Cholmondeley Award🏆 Eric Gregory Award🏆 Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry🏆 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation🏆 honorary doctorate
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1963
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