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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage commissioned to mark BBC’s centenary year

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has been commissioned by the BBC to write a poem to mark the broadcaster’s centenary year. Scottish-Caribbean poet and performer Courtney Stoddart has also been chosen to write a piece, with both poems reflecting on the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 16:27

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage on ‘personal’ poem for the Queen

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has said he used the Queen’s name in his tribute piece to her because it was a name the late monarch probably rarely got to hear as it would often have been prefaced with “ceremonial nominals”. His poem, Floral Tribute,...

13 Sept 2022 at 10:53

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage marks death of Queen with poem

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem to mark the death of the Queen. Floral Tribute is composed of two stanzas of nine lines each, describing the coming of a September evening and the appearance of a lily as “a token of thanks”. The ...

13 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Leeds kickstarts Year Of Culture 2023 with a bang

Leeds kicked off a year-long cultural festival with a spectacular opening ceremony featuring locally-born stars including singer Corinne Bailey Rae and poet Simon Armitage on Saturday night. TV presenter and Leeds 2023 chair Gabby Logan ...

08 Jan 2023 at 15:17

Poet Simon Armitage and designer Jenny Beavan honoured by Sir Paul McCartney

Simon Armitage has become a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (Lipa). The poet, 60, was inducted by Sir Paul McCartney at a ceremony in Liverpool on Friday alongside Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan ...

28 Jul 2023 at 13:52

Early spring has slowed, National Trust says as it launches blossom campaign

Cooler temperatures and rain have tempered the early spring in much of the country, the National Trust said as it launched its annual blossom campaign. This year’s campaign is being launched on world poetry day with the help of ...

21 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Flying Scotsman steams into Edinburgh to mark centenary

The Flying Scotsman surprised travellers as it pulled into the Scottish capital to celebrate 100 years in service. The world-famous steam locomotive entered service on February 24, 1923 as it set off on its first journey from ...

24 Feb 2023 at 14:49

Entertainment

Simon Armitage, Jamelia and Ian Hislop lead Radio 4 summer programming

Radio 4 has announced the Summer of Arts – with Simon Armitage, Jamelia and Ian Hislop heading up arts programmes on the network over the summer. The Summer of Arts kicks off in July with Radio 4 presenting a broad range of ...

02 Jul 2022 at 01:01

New Simon Armitage poem to mark 100 years of Flying Scotsman

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a poem to mark 100 years since the locomotive Flying Scotsman first entered service. His poem describes how the world famous steam engine “coughed into life” featuring “vast steel ...

24 Feb 2023 at 10:51

News

BBC stars lend voices to Simon Armitage poem to mark broadcaster’s centenary

Stars of Doctor Who, Line Of Duty and Strictly Come Dancing have all lent their voices to the reading of a poem by the Poet Laureate to mark the BBC’s centenary. A host of famous faces from across the BBC have made ...

24 Oct 2022 at 22:43

Music

Last Night Of The Proms reveals new work by poet Simon Armitage

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has read a new work commissioned for the BBC’s The Last Night Of The Proms. The poem, titled The Proms, was read on Saturday at the evening of classical music at the Royal Albert Hall ...

14 Sept 2024 at 21:55

Simon Armitage ‘excited to be northerner’ getting City of London freedom

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laureate, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended the ...

17 Apr 2025 at 13:43

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