North Coast Arts presents...... Simon Armitage
An evening of poetry with the Poet Laureate
Presented by: North Coast Arts| 0 | BUDE: The Parkhouse Centre (info) |
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| P | Saturday 4th October, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 6:30pm Start time: 8:00pm |
| . | All ages (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult) |
| C | Literature |
Event information
Join the Poet Laureate for an unmissable evening of readings to celebrate his two latest poetry books. Inspired by the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Dwell uses riddle and folklore in a glorious collaboration with the Cornish printmaker Beth Munro (Faber, May). His second collection this year, New Cemetery, will be hot off the press in September. This special occasion will also feature Simon Armitage reading new unpublished work and audience Q&A. www.simonarmitage.com
Simon Armitage was born and grew up in West Yorkshire. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the PEN Prize for Translation. He has published over a dozen poetry collections, including Magnetic Field: the Marsden Poems, and acclaimed medieval translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Owl and the Nightingale. His recent book Blossomise was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. His new books in 2025 are Dwell (May) and New Cemetery (Sept). Armitage also writes, records and performs with the band LYR and has received an Ivor Novello Award for his song writing. His book Never Good with Horses features his song lyrics for the first time and celebrates his ear for the music of language. He is the author of two novels and three non-fiction bestsellers: All Points North, Walking Home and Walking Away. A regular broadcaster, who also writes for television and radio, Armitage presented the popular BBC Radio 4 series The Poet Laureate has Gone to his Shed and, more recently, My Poetry and Other Animals. An award-winning dramatist, his plays The Last Days of Troy and a contemporary spin on Hansel and Gretel were performed at Shakespeare's Globe. Armitage is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds. A Vertical Art brings together the vibrant and engaging lectures from his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry (2015-2019). He was appointed Poet Laureate in 2019. www.simonarmitage.com
A rare opportunity to spend an hour in the company of our Poet Laureate. This 60 minute reading will include a Q&A with the audience. Simon will be available to sign and sell books after the performance.
Unreserved seating.
Leo's Pizzas + bar from 6.30pm.
Bring cash for a raffle to support a local good cause.
Parking all around the venue.
Limited disabled parking at the front.
Disabled customers are welcome to have a free ticket for any assistant. Please email info@northcoastarts.co.uk to arrange in advance.
Tickets available via WeGotTickets. Tickets are also available at face value (with no booking fee) from Bude T.I.C., Spencer Thorn Bookshop and The Seventh Wave Gallery - all in Bude.
