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‘A rare illuminated atmosphere’: Simon Armitage unveils new EP and poetry book ‘Blossomise’
Poet laureate and musician Simon Armitage has announced a new five-track EP, Blossomise, released with his band LYR. Comprising Armitage and bandmates Richard Walters and Patrick J Pearson ...
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English Literature KS3 / GCSE: Simon Armitage on his poem 'A Vision'
SIMON ARMITAGE:'You know, this was a future made by architects. And like most poets, I try and get the form of a poem to somehow represent or resemble its subject matter. So in this poem ...
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Poet laureate Armitage on opening first-ever poetry centre in UK
Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Rossetti and Zephaniah have all followed. Now, Poet Laureate and Yorkshireman Simon Armitage has determined that the discipline of verse composition should have a proper p ...
The Independent29d
Poet laureate Simon Armitage welcomes £5m government investment for first-ever National Poetry Centre
Poet laureate Simon Armitage has welcomed the news that the government is investing £5m into the development of the National Poetry Centre, which will be located in Leeds. Part of a £20m project ...
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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage visits Letchworth Library
Simon Armitage visited Letchworth Library on Tuesday, March 4, as part of his 10-year A to Z tour of UK libraries. The tour aims to celebrate libraries across the nation and give back to the important ...
The Cornish Times6d
Poet Laureate puts on quite the performance at Liskeard library
THE atmospheric setting of Liskeard Library transformed into a sanctuary of verse as Poet Laureate Simon Armitage graced the historic Cornish town with his presence. The visit marked another memorable ...