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The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed by BBC

Feb 19, 202340:53Society & Culture

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...

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Published Feb 19, 2023, 40:53 long, audio available.

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