Simon Armitage
Author of Walking Home
About the Author
Simon Armitage has published ten volumes of poetry, including his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He lives in Yorkshire, England, is a professor of poetry at the University of Sheffield, and in 2010 was awarded the CBE for services to poetry.
Image credit: Simon Armitage Photo: Richard Moran
Works by Simon Armitage
LX 3 copies
Tract. 2 copies
Sir Gawain and the green knight, with Simon Armitage [Documentary, 2009] — Presenter — 2 copies
Approaches to Learning and Teaching Geography: A Toolkit for International Teachers (Cambridge International… (2017) 1 copy
The Pendle Witch Child 1 copy
Waymarkings 1 copy
Exit the known world 1 copy
Associated Works
The Death of King Arthur: A New Verse Translation (1400) — Translator, some editions — 328 copies, 9 reviews
The New Yorker, Dec. 14, 2009 — Poem — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1963-05-26
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Marsden, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Education
- Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite, Huddersfield
University of Leeds
University of Iowa - Occupations
- senior lecturer
poet
playwright
novelist
translator - Organizations
- Manchester Metropolitan University
University of Oxford - Awards and honors
- Lannan Literary Award for Poetry (1994)
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year (1993)
Eric Gregory Award (1988)
Ivor Novello Award for Songwriting (2003)
Royal Society of Literature (Fellow, 2004)
Lannan Literary Award (1994) (show all 8)
Order of the British Empire (Commander, 2010)
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom (2019- ) - Agent
- David Godwin Associates, Ltd.
Alison Granucci (Blue Flower Arts)
Members
Reviews
Book 213.
Stanza Stones. Simon Armitage with Pip Hall and Tom Lonsdale.
I have been neglecting my reading. Book 212 was late May and since then I have tried 3 different books which I failed to finish (but will return to each).
Although this isn't a novel at least it's a book and connected with our walking which has also been neglected due to Peters back. So after making my New Years Resolutions (all 18 of them) both reading and walking are back on the agenda.
I didn't know that the stone mason Pip is a woman. Permission had to be sought from landowners including the National Trust to carve/deface the rocks. But cleverly they asked NT first who agreed and then the other landowners followed suit. I enjoyed Pips diary best. Each rocks name has a connection to water and carving Beck (where we were last week) she had to stand in the water up to 7 hrs at a time. Not just wet but very cold as well. They also had to agree to things you don't think about such as protecting nesting birds.
7/10… (more)
Stanza Stones. Simon Armitage with Pip Hall and Tom Lonsdale.
I have been neglecting my reading. Book 212 was late May and since then I have tried 3 different books which I failed to finish (but will return to each).
Although this isn't a novel at least it's a book and connected with our walking which has also been neglected due to Peters back. So after making my New Years Resolutions (all 18 of them) both reading and walking are back on the agenda.
I didn't know that the stone mason Pip is a woman. Permission had to be sought from landowners including the National Trust to carve/deface the rocks. But cleverly they asked NT first who agreed and then the other landowners followed suit. I enjoyed Pips diary best. Each rocks name has a connection to water and carving Beck (where we were last week) she had to stand in the water up to 7 hrs at a time. Not just wet but very cold as well. They also had to agree to things you don't think about such as protecting nesting birds.
7/10… (more)
I have been flicked through some of this book. One chapter, really liked, is about the travelling post office, the end of the Night Mail, and ends with a poem, The last poet.
The first two verses are thus:
Love these days is the blink of an eye:
Mile-high love in an aeroplane
Lay-by love at the end of a lane
Satellite love in the radio-waves
But ours was written, ours was signed,
We were lovers all through the night
Lovers by watermark, lovers by mail
We were lovers by morning light
We were lovers by rail
I believe that both levels can still be accommodated
There’s a tribute to Ted Hughes: ‘Ted Hughes left his mark wherever he went. You can still feel his presence in those towns and villages at the top end of the Calder Valley…..’
Armitage writes an amusing poem called Full moon (in my opinion), page 253
It’s midnight in Luddenden
Midnight in Luddenden
Midnight in Luddenwhen
All of a suddenden
Here comes a shape in a cloak and a hood.
They’re holding hands in Luddendenfoot
And there’s trouble in Luddenden
Trouble in Luddenden
Luddenden, Luddenden, Luddendenfoot , etc… (more)
The first two verses are thus:
Love these days is the blink of an eye:
Mile-high love in an aeroplane
Lay-by love at the end of a lane
Satellite love in the radio-waves
But ours was written, ours was signed,
We were lovers all through the night
Lovers by watermark, lovers by mail
We were lovers by morning light
We were lovers by rail
I believe that both levels can still be accommodated
There’s a tribute to Ted Hughes: ‘Ted Hughes left his mark wherever he went. You can still feel his presence in those towns and villages at the top end of the Calder Valley…..’
Armitage writes an amusing poem called Full moon (in my opinion), page 253
It’s midnight in Luddenden
Midnight in Luddenden
Midnight in Luddenwhen
All of a suddenden
Here comes a shape in a cloak and a hood.
They’re holding hands in Luddendenfoot
And there’s trouble in Luddenden
Trouble in Luddenden
Luddenden, Luddenden, Luddendenfoot , etc… (more)
A quick read of twenty or so poems commissioned by the National Trust from Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, on the theme of spring blossoms, embellished by Angela Harding's woodcut illustrations. Nothing to not like, if not exactly transporting. Will probably reward a re-read, and despite Harding's bio at the back being only 20% the length of Armitage's, it's really her contribution that lifts this from a low pick to a solid one 4🌸
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Book of Matches.
Simon Armitage.
I mentioned our wedding the other day. Philip Foster bought us this for our wedding present.
The book is written in three sections, the first (Book of Matches) containing 30 short sonnets. Each is meant to be read within 20 seconds, the amount of time it would take for a match to be lit and burn out. The second, Becoming of Age, contains 14 titled poems, with the third, Reading the Banns, containing a collection of untitled poems based upon a wedding theme.… (more)