- Fellow type
- Honorary Fellow
- Year elected
- 2021
- Honours
- CBE, Hon FBA, FRSL
- Website
- https://www.simonarmitage.com/
My field of endeavour is poetry, as a reader, writer and critic. I am particularly interested in the definition of the art form in terms of its traditions and its current relationship with society.
Current post
University of Leeds Poet Laureate; Professor of Poetry
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