Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage Born In Huddersfield On May 26 1963 Is A British Poet Playwright And Novelist. Academic History
Armitage First Studied At Colne Valley High School Linthwaite Huddersfield. He Then Went On To Study Geography At The University Of Portsmouth Before Lecturing On Creative Writing At Both The University Of Leeds And At The University Of Iowa's Writers' Workshop. He Is Currently A Senior Lecturer At Manchester Metropolitan University. Notable Works
Armitage Has Published Several Volumes Of Poetry Including Book Of Matches 1993 And The Dead Sea Poems 1995 . He Has Written Two Novels Little Green Man 2001 And The White Stuff 2004 As Well As All Points North 1999 A Collection Of Essays On The North Of England. Armitage Produced A Dramatised Version Of Homer's Odyssey And A Collection Of Poetry Entitled Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus The Corduroy Kid Which Was Shortlisted For The TS Eliot Prize Both Of Which Were Published In July 2006. Most Recently He Wrote The Libretto For An Opera Scored By Scottish Composer Stuart MacRae The Assassin Tree Based On A Greek Myth Recounted In The Golden Bough. The Opera Premiered At The 2006 Edinburgh International Festival On The 25th Of August Before Moving To The Royal Opera House In Covent Garden On The 6th Of September. Literary Work
Armitage Also Writes For Radio Television And Film. He Is The Author Of Four Stage Plays Including Mister Heracles A Version Of Euripides' The Madness Of Heracles. He Has Received Numerous Awards For His Poetry Including The Sunday Times Author Of The Year A Forward Prize A Lannan Award And An Ivor Novello Award For His Song Lyrics In The Channel 4 Film "Feltham Sings". He Was One Of The Judges For The 2005 Griffin Poetry Prize And In 2006 Was One Of The Judges For The Man Booker Prize For Fiction. Armitage Was Also Commissioned By The National Theatre To Write Eclipse For Connections A Play Based On The Disappearance Of A Girl In Hebden At The Time Of The 1998 Eclipse In Cornwall. Published Works
Poetry * Zoom! 1989 * Xanadu 1992 * Kid 1992 * Book Of Matches 1993 * The Dead Sea Poems 1995 * CloudCuckooLand 1997 * Killing Time 1999 * Mister Heracles * Selected Poems 1991 * Universal Home Doctor 2002 * Travelling Songs 2002 * Homer's Odyssey 2006 * Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus The Corduroy Kid 2006 Novels * Little Green Man 2001 * The White Stuff 2004 Other Writing * All Points North 1999 * Sir Gawain And The Green Knight 2007 * Eclipse 1997 Many Of Armitage's Poems Now Appear In The GCSE Syllabus For English Literature. Some Of These Include "Homecoming" "November" "Kid" "Hitcher" And A Selection Of Poems From Book Of Matches. Anthologies
Armitage Is Featured In Numerous Anthologies Including "The Reater Issue 3" Wrecking Ball Press . read less