Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has had his latest work micro-engraved on to the face of a cancer pill. The poem, entitled Finishing It, is his second official offering in the new role and was ...

SIMON:I wrote this poem in the early nineties. It's interesting to write about homelessness because it's a real visible manifestation of something that's not working properly in society.

The National Trust commissioned Simon Armitage to write a poem, which will be carved on two stone pillars and placed at Brimham Rocks. The artwork is expected to expected to be installed later ...

SIMON ARMITAGE:'You know, this was a future made by architects. And like most poets, I try and get the form of a poem to somehow represent or resemble its subject matter. So in this poem ...