John Wilson, Jehnny Beth, Simon Armitage

Join BBC arts commentator John Wilson for his self-curated evening with fierce frontwoman of post-punk band Savages Jehnny Beth as they tear up the lines between poetry and lyrics, one letter at a time. Discussing the finer points of poetic prose and songwriting, Wilson and Beth look at how the two forms feed into each other, their depth of overlap and points of conflict.

Known for her darkly glamorous style and ferocious stage presence, French-born Beth is credited for the raw and at times violent lyricism that gave Savages their unique branding. Beth is very vocal about her love for poetry and credits a lot of her writing influences to literature, naming Wallace Stevens, Sylvia Plath and early British war poetry as amongst her inspirations.

Wilson specialises in music-related interviews and has interviewed countless musicians over his varied and extensive career. Following last year’s sold out event with PJ Harvey and Don Paterson, Wilson continues his investigation with us into the correlation between poetry and music.