has been awarded a CBE after more than 20 years of bringing poetry to the masses.Mr Armitage, a Huddersfield native renowned for a dry and understated Yorkshire wit which imbues both his conversation and his verse, has successfully straddled the worlds of poetry, song-writing and script over a quietly glittering career.
from Yorkshire Post: Honour for writer who brought poetry to the masses
also The Huddersfield Daily Examiner: Poet Simon Armitage awarded CBE in Honours--that he thought was a tax demand!
also The Independent: Seeing Stars, By Simon Armitage
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