The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed

The Poet Laureate has gone to his Shed

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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage talks to guests about life, language and music in his shed.

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is a former probation officer, DJ and poet celebrated for his witty and profound take on modern life. He writes in the shed in his garden, and in this podcast he invites guests to join him to talk about poetry, creativity, music, art, sheds, sherry and the countryside.

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The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed: Loyle Carner

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Loyle Carner, Mercury Prize and Brit Award-nominated musician, talks to Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage is coaxed out of his writing shed in the Pennine Hills to talk to Loyle Carner in Hackney Road studios, London, where he recorded and wrote much of his last album.

Loyle Carner talks to Simon Armitage in his own creative 'shed'  -  Hackney Road studios in London  where he spend much of lockdown writing  and also recorded his latest acclaimed album Hugo. Their conversation ranges from writing lyrics and poetry, to family and fatherhood , cooking and creating genreless music. Chilli Con Carner is a cooking school Loyle runs for children with ADHD , something close to his heart as he has a diagnosis for both ADHD and dyslexia . 
His debut album Yesterday's Gone released in 2017, was  nominated for the Mercury Prize. He gives his mother Jean airtime here to recite a poem she's written about her eldest son. His second - Not Waving but Drowning - the title of  a poem by Stevie Smith ,  continues to show his love of poetry. 
Becoming a father himself in 2020 comes into the conversation along with the importance of his musician step-father as a guiding influence, and the cultural significance of food growing up especially the cuisine of  Guyana - home to his birth father.

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