The death of Queen Elizabeth II revealed much about the state of the British bourgeoisie’s institutions. It also shed light on their impact on cultural life. Artists have been fawning over the late ...
Simon Armitage has translated a number of medieval poems into modern English, including “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “The Death of King Arthur” (an anonymous work, not Malory’s long prose ...
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Ian McMillan's guests include the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage with poetry from his latest collection 'New Cemetery', impressionist and poet Alistair McGowan and Joelle Taylor with her new book ...
Some people sail through their appointment as poet laureate with little to write about. Not so Simon Armitage, whose first five years as UK poet laureate have been remarkably busy. The 61-year-old ...