Poet laureate Simon Armitage looks for real foxes as he begins to draft a new animal poem. Read more
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The Fox
Poet laureate Simon Armitage looks for real foxes as he begins to draft a new animal poem.
The Tiger
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets a tiger - to help inspire a new animal poem.
Slugs and Snails
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets some molluscs, to help inspire a new animal poem.
Horses
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets horses, to help inspire a new animal poem.
Spiders
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets some spiders, to help inspire a new animal poem.
Flies and Crickets
The poet laureate, Simon Armitage, meets insects, to help inspire a brand new poem.
Dogs
The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage meets a French bulldog, to help inspire a new animal poem
Fish
The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage looks for trout with Feargal Sharkey
Unicorns and Dragons
The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage looks for mythical beasts to inspire a new animal poem.
Birds and their ancestors
The Poet Laureate Simon Armitage meets birds and their relatives to inspire his new poem.
