Simon Armitage, U.K.’s poet laureate, has released “Dear Pink Floyd,” a poem inspired by the band’s 1975 album “Wish You Were Here.”
“There aren’t many artistic experiences in the form of noise that send shivers up my spine and make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. But when I put ‘Wish You Were Here’ on as a record, and it begins, I get that feeling every single time,” says Armitage, who is also a professor of poetry at University of Leeds.
Armitage’s recital of “Dear Pink Floyd” will be part of the album’s 50th anniversary release coming Dec. 12. It’s available now on YouTube:
