About this episode
Simon Armitage discusses his journey from probation officer to Poet Laureate and the themes of his latest poem.
Simon Armitage started out his working life as a probation officer before turning to writing poetry full time. He was appointed the Poet Laureate in 2019. Simon’s latest poem is dedicated to all those people who are working in the Probation Service. He sees probation work as very much misunderstood. Simon spoke to Mix Mornings about his new poem, life as a modern day poet and the impact of artificial intelligence on the world of poetry.
People in this episode
Guest: Simon Armitage
Topics covered
- poetry
- probation service
- artificial intelligence
Keywords
- Poet Laureate
- writing
- modern poetry
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