‘It was seen as EFFEMINATE’ - Simon Armitage on ‘coming out’ as a poet

<p>Simon Armitage believes poetry changes the world not by telling us what to think, but through persuasion, wonder and the possibilities of language.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Ways to Change the World, the Poet Laureate joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss his new version of <em>Gilgamesh</em>, a story of friendship, power, loss and immortality that has survived for thousands of years. He reflects on discovering poetry through Ted Hughes, leaving behind his career as a probation officer, writing for moments of national significance, and why the oldest stories can still help us make sense of the world today.<br></p>