Simon Armitage

When Simon Armitage burst onto the poetry scene in 1989 with his spectacular debut Zoom! it was clear he would go on to reshape the landscape of contemporary poetry. Since then, he’s published ten collections of poems, two best-selling non-fiction books and a new translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He’s also written several acclaimed plays including The Last Days of Troy, which recently finished a successful run at the Royal Exchange.

On the eve of his latest collection Paper Aeroplane: Selected Poems 1989-2014, Armitage will be talking about his engaging, darkly comic and irreverent work with author and Observer writer Rachel Cooke.

Held in the atmospheric Manchester Cathedral, don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of the country’s best loved poets discuss his craft.