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.
The Parable of the Solicitor and the Poet
enApril 08, 2016
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Simon Armitage, professor of poetry, University of Oxford delivers his inaugural lecture.
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