The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, gets his head in the clouds.

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Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here is the subject of a new poem by British poet laureate Simon Armitage. Entitled “Dear Pink Floyd,” the piece – which can be heard in the video below – will ...

The U.K.'s poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has released a new poem inspired by Pink Floyd’s iconic album Wish You Were Here. The poem, Dear Pink Floyd, is part of the band’s upcoming 50th anniversary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simon Armitage reads his poetry at the special event at North Ormesby Library and Community Hub (Image: Middlesbrough Council) ...

Poet laureate Simon Armitage has used the stories of cancer patients and their families to pen a new poem to mark Yorkshire Cancer Research's centenary year. Founded in 1925, the charity said 'The ...

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, the ...

Popular British poet selected for the prestigious Oxford professor of poetry, with Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka in second place Simon Armitage will replace Geoffrey Hill as Professor of Poetry at ...

Featuring as part of our home grown season Yorkshire poet Simon Armitage has published ten volumes of poetry, his most recent collections include Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid and Seeing ...

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In his latest work, Yorkshire poet Simon Armitage has taken the healing power of words a bit literally. Put on display outside of the University of Sheffield in England, Armitage’s “In Praise of Air” ...

SIMON ARMITAGE. When I was young and growing up, it didn’t feel like it was a life full of options. It just felt as if it was something I was continuing with, and I actually think that maybe some of ...