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

‘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

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

‘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