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‘Keep slaying the dragon inside’: Simon Armitage pens poem for World Cancer Day

Poet laureate tackles ‘daunting’ commission from Yorkshire Cancer Research to mark charity’s centenary year

The Guardian - UK

The best poetry books of 2025

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran

The Guardian - UK

Poem released in honour of Pink Floyd's seminal LP Wish You Were Here by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

The new poem pays tribute to the "creativity" of late frontman Syd Barrett.

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Pink Floyd commemorated in new poem from Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

Pink Floyd will release Wish You Were Here 50 on various formats on December 12

Louder

Simon, you crazy diamond: Armitage poem marks 50 years of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here

Poet laureate pays tribute to ‘message in a bottle tied to a life buoy thrown from a ghost ship’ released when he was 12

The Guardian - UK

Tony Harrison, poet and dramatist, dies aged 88

Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: Nest Box by Simon Armitage

A drunk old man’s report of sighting an angel opens on to much broader mysteries

The Guardian - UK

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Henley Literary Festival announces partnership with The Independent for third year running

Guest speakers will include Graham Norton, Joanna Lumley and Michael Morpurgo

The Independent UK

Simon Armitage: ‘The nub of being poet laureate seems to be being asked what the point is of being poet laureate’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The esteemed writer speaks with Claire Allfree about the misconceptions of his royal role, why all nature poetry is now innately conservationist – and that infamous and ‘scary’ Morrissey interview

The Independent UK

Simon Armitage: ‘Our pace of life is unhelpful to nature, it’s burning it up’

Exclusive: Poet laureate says new book, inspired by wildlife at Cornish garden, is a plea for humans to slow down and reflect

The Guardian - UK

BBC Proms 2025: Full line-up revealed, including first-time Traitors Prom

86 star-studded Proms will be held across the eight-week festival

The Independent UK

Claudia Winkleman to host Traitors Prom as BBC reveals line-up for 2025 season

US musician St Vincent and British conductor Sir Simon Rattle also feature in the series of Proms.

Evening Standard

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

He performed a reading at the ceremony.

The Independent UK

Foodie thefts, lottery wins and Roman rulers – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

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Poet laureate Simon Armitage welcomes £5m government investment for first-ever National Poetry Centre

The centre is set to open in 2028

The Guardian - UK

Hansel and Gretel review – Simon Armitage’s sugar-rush adaptation is stuffed with sweet treats

At just under an hour this bright and silly production misses the grisly bite of the Brothers Grimm’s original fairytale but there is much for kids to enjoy

The Guardian - UK

Cornish tourist spot unveils spider-related haiku spun by Simon Armitage

Work first in a series from poet laureate about wildlife that exists in the Lost Gardens of Heligan

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the rise of eco-poetry: writing cannot ignore global heating

Editorial: Verse’s connection to nature can inspire awareness and hope amid the climate crisis, offering clarity beyond data

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The Conversation

What is Australia looking for in its poet laureate? Literary and popular poetry don’t always intersect

The inaugural Australian poet laureate will be appointed in 2025 as part of the federal Labor government’s new National Cultural Policy, Revive.

The Conversation

Poems can inspire us to appreciate nature and spark positive action - Simon Armitage’s new anthology does both

Poems can invite us to appreciate the beauty around us, while motivating us to take action to protect it. Blossomise, a collection by the UK’s poet laureate Simon Armitage, celebrates the arrival of spring and the importance of nature in our lives.

The Guardian - UK

Increasing diversity among leaders in football is more than a moral priority

Diverse businesses perform better – so why is sport so slow in appointing leaders from across every section of society?

The Guardian - AU

Simon Armitage: ‘You’re not going to get me to say anything bad about any bird’

As part of Australian Poetry Month, the UK’s poet laureate shares his least favourite word and his most controversial pop culture opinion

The Guardian - UK

National Trust appoints first writer in residence at Brimham Rocks

Natalie Anastasia Davies to create works inspired by the ‘mysterious rock formations’ at North Yorkshire site

The Guardian - UK

Simon Armitage: Poets can fight climate crisis by making us spellbound by nature

Writer tells Hay festival about his new book, Blossomise, and his hopes to inspire people to preserve the natural world

The Guardian - UK

Simon Armitage releases spring-themed poetry collection celebrating blossom

Poet laureate produces 10 poems, haiku and a musical EP, working with National Trust as it renews its blossom campaign

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