Walking Home: A Poet's Journey

Walking Home: A Poet's Journey

Nineteen days, 256 miles, and one renowned poet walking the backbone of England.
The wandering poet has always been a feature of our cultural imagination. Odysseus journeys home, his famous flair for storytelling seducing friend and foe. The Romantic poets tramped all over the Lake District searching for inspiration. Now Simon Armitage, with equal parts enthusiasm and trepidation, as well as a wry humor all his own, has taken on Britainâ€™s version of our Appalachian Trail: the Pennine Way. Walking â€œthe backbone of Englandâ€ by day (accompanied by friends, family, strangers, dogs, the unpredictable English weather, and a backpack full of Mars Bars), each evening he gives a poetry reading in a different village in exchange for a bed. Armitage reflects on the inextricable link between freedom and fear as well as the poetâ€™s place in our bustling world. In Armitageâ€™s own words, â€œto embark on the walk is to surrender to its lore and submit to its logic, and to take up a challenge against the self.â€ 29 photographs
Country USA
Brand LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer Liveright
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 29 photographs
ReleaseDate 2013-03-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780871404169

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