FORMER poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion will visit a York school next month.

Sir Andrew is in the city for the York Literature Festival, and will visit St Peter’s School on March 24 to spend an afternoon in a creative writing workshop with pupils.

That night, he will perform a public reading from his new collection The Customs House, and take part in a Q&A session with the audience.

For more information on the festival go to yorkliteraturefestival.co.uk