Florence Pugh lends voice to Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's poem in aid of domestic violence charity Refuge

Florence Pugh has lent her voice to a Simon Armitage poem set to music in aid of domestic violence charity Refuge.

The Midsommar star, who was recently nominated for an Oscar for her turn as Amy March in Greta Gerwig’s version of Little Women, joins band LYR, made up of Poet Laureate Armitage, Richard Walters and Patrick J Pearson, for a recording of his recent poem Lockdown.

The poem, which was written in response to the coronavirus restrictions, moves from the outbreak of bubonic plague in Eyam, Derbyshire, in the 17th century - when a bale of cloth sent from London inadvertently brought fleas carrying the plague - to the poem Meghaduta by the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa, which follows the legend in which an exile sends words of reassurance to his wife in the Himalayas via a passing cloud.

It was set to music by LYR, who recorded each track in isolation, with guest vocals from Pugh and saxophone from Melt Yourself Down’s Pete Wareham. Listen below.

With additional reporting from PA