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Simon Armitage writes poignant tribute to the Unknown Warrior 100 years on from World War I

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‘You are the son we lost, and your rest is ours’: Poet laureate Simon Armitage writes poignant tribute to the Unknown Warrior 100 years on from World War I Simon Armitage, 57, will read poem The Bed at a televised Armistice Day service He said it ‘tells story of retrieval and repatriation’ of the Unknown … Read more

Poet laureate Simon Armitage recalls heroic villagers of Eyam in his new coronavirus poem

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Poet laureate Simon Armitage recalls heroic villagers of Eyam who quarantined themselves in 1665 to make sure no one else would catch their Black Death in his new coronavirus poem Locals in Derbyshire village took selfless measures to minimise disease spread They stayed home and left ‘cleansing’ vinegar-soaked cash in exchange for food  Armitage says … Read more