When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
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.
17 May 2019
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1hr 6mins
'Undisfigured by False or Vicious Ornaments' - Clarity and Obscurity in the Age of Formlessness
'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.
28 Jan 2019
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1hr 6mins
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The Hawks and the Doves – raptors and rapture in the poetry of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes.
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Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage discusses the poems of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes.
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Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage gives his sixth public lecture. Held on 16th May 2017.
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Simon Armitage's fourth public lecture as Professor of Poetry, University of Oxford.
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