Simon Armitage was born in West Yorkshire and is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds. His works include Seeing Stars (2010), Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic (2019), Magnetic Field (2020) and his acclaimed translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2007). Simon Armitage is Poet Laureate. Rachel Bower is a poet and novelist based in Sheffield. Her works include a debut novel, It Comes from the River (Bloomsbury, 2025), and three poetry collections, most recently Bee (Hazel Press, 2025).