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Poetry is a transformative art and Armitage a silky phrasemaker but conclusions feel premature
They’ve soothed, entertained and informed us — if the arts suffered this year, one medium still managed to thrive
The Poet Laureate reflects on career high points and his West Yorkshire hometown
Britain’s music-loving poet laureate is back with a new band and a new album
Discussions of art, literature and life with Maxine Peake, Antony Gormley and others in a BBC series
Shall I compare thee to a catastrophe? The nation’s favourites — with a twist
From ‘Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic’
The poet talks about his new collection and why the ‘small, quiet, strong voice’ is more vital today than ever
The first stanza of the poet’s translation of a Medieval English poem
The retelling of the ancient Greek tale shifts between the modern and the myth, but the results are mixed
A tour of England’s southwest coast proves poetry’s continuing relevance
Simon Armitage presents seven stories, each rounded by a poem, inspired by individuals or communities or objects
M62 ‘supercity’ could achieve so much more
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