Poet Laureate
Simon Armitage is the UK Poet Laureate, Professor of Poetry at Leeds University and formerly Professor of Poetry at Oxford University. His numerous accolades include an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting in the BAFTA-winning film Feltham Sings and the 2018 Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. He also writes extensively for television and radio, and is the author of two novels and two non-fiction bestsellers. His theatre works include The Last Days of Troy, performed at Shakespeare’s Globe, London, in 2014. (Image credit: Paul Stuart Photography Ltd)