Ten Poems about Walking

There seems to be a natural connection between walking and poetry. For William Wordsworth, the regular rhythm of walking was a stimulus to writing, and he said that \"nine-tenths of my verses have been poured out in the open air.\"

This beautiful mini-anthology contains William Wordsworth's heart-stopping 'Old Man Travelling' alongside contemporary poems that capture the delights of a walk with a dear friend and of walking in solitude. There's a poem about setting off through city streets to find a river and a heron, and another featuring a surprising encounter on the top of Helvellyn. One by one then as a whole, these poems remind us that being on foot is one of the best ways of experiencing the world:

\"Sole self I bedded down close as I could To listen: lapping, birdlife homing, settling...\" - from 'Lake' by David Constantine

Sasha Dugdale is an award-winning poet and translator – and a keen walker.

Poems by Matthew Clegg, David Constantine, Sasha Dugdale, Choman Hardi, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Stephanie Norgate, MR Peacocke, Stephen Watts, William Wordsworth and Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch.

Cover illustration by Hugh Ribbans.

Supplied with envelope and bookmark.

ISBN: 9781907598647
Author: DUGDALE, SASHA
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01/12/2022
RRP: $14.99
Pages: 20
Dimension: 170mm X 130mm
Imprint: Candlestick Press