Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversary ...

Simon Armitage’s ‘The Moon and the Zoo’ explores the enduring connection between wildlife and people in honour of ZSL's ...

British poet laureate Simon Armitage has met schoolchildren at London Zoo, where he recited the new poem he has written to ...

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Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here is the subject of a new poem by British poet laureate Simon Armitage. Entitled “Dear Pink Floyd,” the piece – which can be heard in the video below – will ...

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a major new poem celebrating wildlife to mark the 200th anniversary of the charity behind.

The U.K.'s poet laureate, Simon Armitage, has released a new poem inspired by Pink Floyd’s iconic album Wish You Were Here. The poem, Dear Pink Floyd, is part of the band’s upcoming 50th anniversary ...

Poet laureate Simon Armitage has welcomed the news that the government is investing £5m into the development of the National Poetry Centre, which will be located in Leeds. Part of a £20m project, the ...

In his latest work, Yorkshire poet Simon Armitage has taken the healing power of words a bit literally. Put on display outside of the University of Sheffield in England, Armitage’s “In Praise of Air” ...

In the case of Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate, former probation officer and resident poet with LYR, he’s fortunate in his collaborators, singer-songwriter Richard Walters, with his fine and distinctive ...

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a new poem to mark the Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL) 200th anniversary. The ...