Simon Armitage
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Simon Armitage is a contemporary English poet, playwright, and novelist renowned for his accessible, often wry explorations of everyday life and modern society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon Armitage canonical | 5 |
Statements (51)
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| instanceOf |
broadcaster
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
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Forward Prize for Best First Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-05-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Manchester
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University of Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Leeds
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University of Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Armitage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary poetry
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drama ⓘ fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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novel ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Simon Armitage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Book of Matches
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CloudCuckooLand NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ Paper Aeroplane: Selected Poems 1989–2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ Seeing Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dead Sea Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ The Odyssey (translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shout NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoom! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcaster
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novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ professor ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Marsden, West Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sue Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2019-05-10 ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible
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wry ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
everyday life
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modern society ⓘ |
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