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"Simon Armitage" (9 results)
Simon Armitage explores the influences for his poem 'Harmonium'.
Simon Armitage explores his response to war poetry, 'The Manhunt'.
Simon Armitage explains the background to his poem 'The Vision'.
Simon Armitage explores the influences for his poem 'The Clown Punk'.
Simon Armitage discusses his poem about homelessness, 'Give'.
Simon Armitage discusses his poem about 9/11, 'Out of the Blue'.
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage takes a walk along Yorkshire’s enchanting, historic frontier with the North Sea.
Mags has come to find her brother Billy on the streets of Manchester. There are lots of people like Billy, with their own stories t...
Simon Armitage undertakes his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his personal heroes, Odysseus, at the same t...
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