Poetry with Simon Armitage

12 - When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer

Poet, playwright and novelist, Simon Armitage was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford University in 2015. This series features his public engagements. Series image credit Paul Wolfgang Webster.

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