The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed

Lucy Beaumont

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If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink , waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills, he's been working on a new kind of poem he's invented - the Flyku - inspired by the moths and butterfies he sees around him. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about creativity, music, art, sheds, music, poetry and the countryside. This week, writer, actress and stand-up comedian Lucy Beaumont joins Simon in the shed . Their conversation ranges from the differences in their Yorkshire accents - Lucy grew up in Hull , Simon in the village of Marsden , to writing comedy for TV and radio, appearing on panel shows and working with her husband Jon Richardson on their reality show Meet the Richardsons . Produced by Susan Roberts