Queenhood

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"Queenhood" is a poem written by the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Simon Armitage, to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.{{cite web | url=https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-poetry/queenhood-a-poem-for-the-queens,simon-armitage-9780571379606 | title=Queenhood: A Poem for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 - Simon Armitage; | Foyles Bookstore }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/simon-armitage-ive-been-very-much-won-over-by-the-queen-gg0zrd5g5|title=Queenhood: Read Simon Armitage's new poem for the Platinum Jubilee|first=Andrew|last=Billen|date=2 June 2022 |access-date=Jun 3, 2022|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}} Tim Adams, writing for The Observer, described the poem as a tribute that "came close to capturing something of the unique service and strangeness of [the Queen's] life".{{Cite web|first=Tim|last=Adams|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/04/shakespearean-drama-nostalgia-and-a-knees-up-nation-unites-to-mark-queens-jubilee-in-a-very-british-way|title=Drama, nostalgia and a knees-up: nation marks jubilee in a very British way|date=4 June 2022|website=The Observer|accessdate=4 June 2022}}