New Cemetery by Simon Armitage audiobook review – the poet laureate’s meditations take flight

The building of a cemetery during the pandemic inspires the Huddersfield-born author to reflect on childhood memories and the changing local landscape When Huddersfield council proposed turning some local grazing land into a cemetery during the Covid lockdown, some nearby residents were unhappy.

Not poet laureate Simon Armitage, who also lived close to the site. In the introductory essay to his poetry…