Armitage

American

[ahr-mi-tij] / ˈɑr mɪ tɪdʒ /

noun

Kenneth, 1916–2002, English sculptor.

Armitage British

/ ˈɑːmətɪdʒ /

noun

Simon ( Robert ). born 1963, British poet and writer, whose collections include Zoom! (1989), Killing Time (1999), and Universal Home Doctor (2002)

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Mr. Armitage reminds us that “Gilgamesh” is less a singular artifact than a long, fragmented transmission—spoken, inscribed, shattered, buried, misread, resurrected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

And yet here comes Simon Armitage, the poet laureate of the U.K., with his stunning new verse translation, not as a vandal of antiquity but as a lucid accomplice to its endurance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Mr. Armitage captures this with expert subtlety, allowing the narrative to unfurl without imposing false coherence upon it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Superchargers captain Armitage carried on in the company of Fraser and Higham, but Devine returned to strike before Armitage was run out from the final delivery of the innings.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Only young Armitage had looked at him curiously once or twice.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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