Poetry with Simon Armitage
Poet, playwright and novelist, Simon Armitage was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford University in 2015. This series features his public engagements.
Series image credit Paul Wolfgang Webster.
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May 17, 2019 • 1h 7min
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
Simon Armitage delivers his final lecture as Oxford Professor of Poetry, reflecting on his own influences as a poet.
Jan 28, 2019 • 1h 6min
'Undisfigured by False or Vicious Ornaments' - Clarity and Obscurity in the Age of Formlessness
The Hilary Term Professor of Poetry lecture, delivered by Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage.
Nov 23, 2018 • 57min
Damned if he Does and Damned if he Doesn't? Dilemmas and Decisions in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Simon Armitage lectures on the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Poet Simon Armitage delivers the Michaelmas Term 2018 lecture entitled 'Damned if he Does and Damned if he Doesn't? Dilemmas and Decisions in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'
May 17, 2018 • 1h 6min
Unseasonal Produce: Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres
Simon Armitage delivers the Trinity 2018 poetry lecture entitled "Unseasonal Produce: Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres".
Mar 20, 2018 • 1h 5min
Like, Elizabeth Bishop
Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage delivers a lecture on the american writer and poet Elizabeth Bishop.
Nov 15, 2017 • 1h 1min
The Hawks and the Doves – raptors and rapture in the poetry of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes.
Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage discusses the poems of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes.
May 19, 2017 • 1h 4min
95 Theses: On the Principles and Practice of Poetry
Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage gives his sixth public lecture. Held on 16th May 2017.
Mar 14, 2017 • 59min
We Need To Talk About Robert: Bob Dylan and the Nobel Prize for Literature'
Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage gives a lecture about literature, poetry and Bob Dylan and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Held on 8th March 2017.
Nov 14, 2016 • 1h 3min
Access All Areas: Poetry and the Underworld
Simon Armitage's fourth public lecture as Professor of Poetry, University of Oxford.
May 18, 2016 • 1h 10min
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Simon Armitage's third public lecture as Professor of Poetry, University of Oxford.
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