Adults £22 / Under 18s £2 We're very excited to welcome UK Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, to open this year's festival. He will read a selection of his work, including new poems. A Q&A and book signing will follow. Simon is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the PEN Prize for Translation. He has published over a dozen poetry collections, two novels and three non-fiction bestsellers. A regular [read more…]