{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-walking-poetry-book-paperback","title":"Ten Poems about Walking - Poetry Book - Paperback","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003ePUBLISHER:\u003cbr\u003eCandlestick Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIND:\u003cbr\u003epaperback\u003cbr\u003ePAGES:\u003cbr\u003e20\u003cbr\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003cbr\u003e137 x 210 mm","brand":"NATIONWIDE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41798078955653,"sku":"PR427375","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/volts9781907598647_0_TSM4PSMMTHAQ.jpg?v=1786165826","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/ten-poems-about-walking-poetry-book-paperback","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}