Ian McMillan and The Shed Poems The Shed Gigs 2010 Born in 1956, Ian McMillan first made his name through his work with the Poetry Circus in the early 1980's. Since then he has become famous for his work in schools, radio (presenter of The Verb on Radio 3, Booked and panelist on many other Radio 4 shows, the Mark Radcliffe Show and Poetry Please), as Poet in Residence for Barnsley F.C., and in poetry venues across the nation. Ian first performed at The Shed in 1994 and has since worked with Simon on projects including the Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race, Hat (words, music and knitting) and the North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour. The Shed's Sprung and Simmer 2010 Tickets on sale now! the shed Only two man-made things can be seen from space The Great Wall of China, and this: An old Shed door and a packed out place Of community, cultural, artistic bliss... If the world has a centre then this is it, And I'm only exaggerating a tiny bit! © Ian McMillan July 2001 endless shedness lift lid of shed peer into endless shedness below a kind of blue sky shedness a kind of endless shedness like the corners you find in sheds like your shed has more corners than you thought possible endless shedness you always find things in your shed that you never put there that your parents never put there that your children never put there endless shedness try this now with your own shed and you will find the (endless shedness) things that were never put there endless shedness endless shed e ess s ess e e e e less shed less hed endless shed endless shed © Ian McMillan 1997   Simon Thackray - "performs miracles from his eyrie" Yorkshire Post The Shed Gigs Booking Now - "The smallest show on earth" Guardian Hat - the original knitting performance Knitted Elvis Wigs - Vogue Knitting and No.1 on Google! The Fish & Chip Van Tour - on the Richard and Judy Show The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race - Big Breakfast to Sky News North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour - Afternoon Play on Radio 4 Mrs Boyes' Bingo - featuring Mark Sanders The Shed Comes To Town - and Malton comes to life!

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