The UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage reads from his new and recent collections, including New Cemetery, in which he makes peace with the dead; Blossomise, which celebrates the transformations of spring; and Dwell, which illuminates and reimagines the ingenious, fragile dwellings of the living creatures around us. Expect readings interspersed with Simon's wonderful insight and stories.

Simon Armitage holds the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and is halfway through his 10-year term as Poet Laureate. He is author of more than 20 collections of poetry including The Dead Sea Poems, winner of the Forward Poetry Prize; Seeing Stars; Magnetic Field; and an acclaimed translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He is professor of poetry at the University of Leeds, and writes for television, radio and theatre. 

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