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Simon Armitage (born in Huddersfield on May 26, 1963) is a British poet, playwright, and novelist. Academic history Armitage first studied at Colne Valley High School, Linthwaite, Huddersfield. He then went on to study geography at the University of Portsmouth, before lecturing on creative writing at both the University of Leeds and at the University of Iowa's writers' workshop. He is currently a senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. Notable works Armitage has published several volumes of poetry, including Book Of Matches (1993) and The Dead Sea Poems (1995). He has written two novels, Little Green Man (2001) and The...

What can you say about Armitage Shanks a band named after a fine bit of porcelain? Well... quite a lot actually. Formed in Snodland, Kent in early 1991, good mates of Billy Childish they released their first single Do You Want Some Fuckin’ Shirts Off Or What (with Childish on Vocals) in early 1993, they became the support band at Thee Headcoats London shows at the now legendary Wild Western Room in Archway (mainly because Dick drove Thee Headcoats van). They recorded and mixed their debut album Takin’ The Piss (Damgood 34) in three and a half hours at Toe...

There are at least 2 bands called The Shanks: 1. The Shanks are a punk/alternative band from Long Island, New York. 2. The Shanks are a punk band from Omaha, Nebraska with releases on Boom Chick Records, Tic Tac Totally, & Free Thinkers Union. .