Shed Seven guitarist and songwriter Paul Banks gave me my first ever commission back in 2014 (my ‘I Matter’ poem for York Arc Light) and so it was great to hear from him again with this new project. Next year, the band are performing some colossal homecoming shows in York, and they wanted to announce them in style.

So, I was buzzing when they commissioned me to write this poem. See you in the moshpit, aye?